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For decades, allegations of misconduct dogged the primary gynecologist in the student health center at the University of Southern California. There were reports that he inappropriately touched students during pelvic exams and made sexual comments about their bodies.

Yet even after university officials suspended the doctor, George Tyndall, in 2016 and forced him to step down a year later, they did not report the accusations to the California Medical Board. When their internal investigation was complete, officials said that the findings were a personnel matter and that there was no legal obligation to notify the state oversight board, which investigates doctors accused of misconduct.

Several medical experts and ethicists said Wednesday that, regardless of the law, the university failed to meet its ethical obligation.

The Los Angeles Times first reported details of accusations against Dr. Tyndall in a lengthy investigation published this week.