Survivors Say Oregon Youth Prison Doctor Abused Them for Years as Staff Looked Away

Another 11 men were added to the federal lawsuit, filed in Portland, against the MacLaren Youth Prison in Woodburn. The 73 Plaintiffs allege that Dr. Edward Gary Edwards, nicknamed “Dr. Cold Fingers,” groped them during exams.

Oregon Youth Prison Abuse Allegations Revolve Around Doctor Groping Prisoners

Dr Edwards, who died in February at 87, worked in the medical clinic of MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, Oregon’s largest youth prison, for more than 40 years—nicknamed ‘Dr. Cold Fingers’ because he routinely groped boys with his ungloved hands, 73 men alleged that the doctor abused them while they were examined.

The plaintiffs also say that staff working at the Woodburn prison ignored complaints about Edwards and sometimes threatened to send prisoners to Edwards as punishment. The