The request came the same day that one of the women who is suing Ortega and Swedish Covenant Health spoke publicly for the first time.
Ericka Matos, right, and her attorney Tamara Holder listen to questions from the media during a press conference at Romanucci & Blandin Law office in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Matos is suing Dr. Fabio Ortega and Swedish Covenant Health, contending he sexually assaulted her decades ago. Ortega pleaded guilty in 2021 to sexually abusing two former patients.
Cook County prosecutors charged Ortega with criminal sexual assault of two patients in 2018 and 2019. The former gynecologist pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of both patients in October 2021, and a judge sentenced him to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. He received credit for 170 days served pretrial and was released after one year in prison in 2022.
“So many other women have not gotten justice, not from the criminal justice system, not from NorthShore University HealthSystem, which is now Endeavor Health, not from Swedish Covenant Health, and not from Fabio Ortega,” Raimond said at a news conference Wednesday. “We’re here today to request that justice.”
Ericka Matos sits next to a mugshot of Dr. Fabio Ortega during a news conference at the Romanucci & Blandin Law office in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Matos has filed a lawsuit against Ortega and Swedish Covenant Health contending he sexually assaulted her decades ago. Ortega pleaded guilty in 2021 to sexually abusing two former patients.
Endeavor noted in the statement that Ortega has not worked there in more than six years and said the “past events that have been reported are incredibly upsetting and concerning.” As a result of the reporting, the Illinois Department of Public Health and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, have said they are working on legislation to address gaps in state laws identified by the Tribune. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which oversees many medical professionals, is also participating in drafting the legislation.
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