Crime & Safety

Insur. Co. Seeks Lawsuit Liability Relief from Dr. Kishor Jain, Accused of Sexual Assault

Dr. Jain's former insurance company at Hedge's Clinic wants the court to minimize its financial responsibility in regard to sexual assault-related lawsuits, Sun-Times Media reports.

Dr. Kishor Jain's former insurance company at Hedge's Clinic filed a complaint in Will County Court last month to minimize its financial responsibility in regard to sexual assault-related lawsuits, the Sun-Times Media reported.  

ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., which represents Frankfort's Hedges Clinic, 222 Colorado Ave., is looking to the Will County Court for relief from liability and financial penalties stemming from Jain's criminal sexual abuse charges, the Sun-Times Media reports.  

Jain, 60, faces 10 counts of felony criminal sexual abuse an five counts of misdemeanor battery for allegedly groping five women while working at the Hedges Clinic. Jain stopped working at the clinic after his arrest in February.

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The doctor is also the target of four civil lawsuits alleging he groped, fondled and sexually assaulted women while working as a doctor. A fifth lawsuit accuses Jain of sexually assaulting a minor child.

The lawsuits also name Hedges Clinic as a defendant, the Sun-Times Media reported.

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