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April 24, 2026 Gordon Russell Deputy Spotlight Editor 📥 gordon.russell@globe.com Last October, as part of Spotlight's "Standards of Care" series, reporters Liz Kowalczyk and Elizabeth Koh dove deeply into the horrifying case of Dr. Derrick Todd, a once-prominent rheumatologist now accused of sexually assaulting more than 270 patients during exams. The question our reporting raised was a troubling one: Why did it take so long for medical oversight officials to act? Our story showed that at least 23 patients said they were assaulted by Todd during the time he was under investigation. (That number has now risen to at least 25.) Had Todd simply been suspended while those allegations were explored, all of that alleged abuse might have been prevented. Our findings were published a few months after prosecutors in Middlesex County charged Todd with raping two women during exams. This week, Suffolk County prosecutors unveiled a raft of additional sexual assault indictments — allegations that, taken together, make the case against Todd the most significant sex-crime prosecution against a doctor accused of abusing patients that Massachusetts has ever seen. Between the two counties, Todd now faces more than 100 sex-crime charges involving about three dozen women. Here's that story.  It could be a year or longer before Todd's case is resolved. Meanwhile, the central question our series raised remains an urgent one: Is the state's Board of Registration in Medicine doing enough to protect patients from doctor harm?  If you want to look up your doctor's record, we built a handy tool for it.  Thanks as always for reading. Send tips and feedback to spotlight@globe.com. Or snail-mail them to me, c/o Globe Spotlight Team, 1 Exchange Place, Boston, MA 02109. Dr. Derrick Todd indicted on 81 new sexual assault charges in Suffolk County  Liz Kowalczyk Spotlight Investigative Reporter 📥 lizbeth.kowalczyk@globe.com Elizabeth Koh Spotlight Investigative Reporter 📥 elizabeth.koh@globe.com A Suffolk County grand jury has indicted Dr. Derrick Todd on more than 80 new sexual assault charges involving nearly two dozen patients, in what is believed to be the largest such case ever brought against a doctor in Massachusetts. Todd, a rheumatologist who worked at two Brigham and Women’s hospitals in Boston and a physician practice in Framingham, already faces 22 counts of rape and indecent assault and battery in Middlesex County. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges. But the expansive new indictments represent a dramatic escalation of the case against Todd. Suffolk County prosecutors have charged him with 21 additional counts of rape, one count of assault with intent to rape, and 59 counts of indecent assault and battery. Rape is punishable by up to life in prison, prosecutors said. Read Now From around the newsroom Vermont police told ICE to stand down. The federal agents didn't listen. SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Throughout a 10-hour standoff last month outside a suburban home here, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had an unwavering objective: to arrest a man who had evaded them that morning and crashed into multiple vehicles, including one of their own. (Read more) At least 10 scientists with sensitive information have died or disappeared in recent years. Now the FBI is investigating. What began as an internet conspiracy theory — unconfirmed speculation that the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 scientists may be connected — is now the subject of a federal investigation. (Read more) Have a tip about wrongdoing, corruption, or injustice? The Globe Spotlight Team wants to hear from you. Click here to send us an email. What we are reading The New York Times U.S. attorney closes inquiry of Federal Reserve pushed by Trump Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said on Friday she had directed her office to close an investigation into the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome H. Powell. (Read more) ProPublica/The Philadelphia Inquirer 'A punch in the gut": After years of waiting, many opioid victims will be shut out of Purdue settlement Nearly 140,000 people filed claims against the company for the harm they said its drugs cause. Fewer than half of them will get any compensation. (Read more)

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