Court upholds ex-doctor's sex case conviction
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has upheld the conviction and 320-month prison sentence against a former emergency room physician who produced child pornography and tried to coerce a minor to engage in unlawful sex acts.
Adam Wayne Lebowitz, who worked at Grady Memorial Hospital as an Emory University medical resident, was drawn into an undercover sting by a 15-year-old boy working with Coweta County authorities. In upholding Lebowitz's sentence, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals noted he failed to disclose his HIV-positive condition to his victims.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
