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Trial Begins For Doctor Accused Of Molesting Female Patients

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trial is set to begin for a Los Angeles doctor who is the son of Bermuda's former leader and is charged with molesting a dozen of his female patients.

Opening statements began Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court for Kevin Antario Brown, who has pleaded not guilty to 33 felony sex counts and could face life in prison if convicted on all of them.

The 40-year-old Brown is the son of Ewart Brown, who stepped down as Bermuda's premier late last year.

During a pretrial hearing, 12 women including an undercover vice officer and a 15-year-old girl testified that Kevin Brown improperly touched them.

Some say he gave them vaginal or breast exams for complaints like ankle injuries or the flu. One woman alleges he raped her.

Kevin Brown was charged in 2008.

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