A tattooed Tennessee nurse who called herself “The Rock Doctor” tried to launch a reality series about her medical practice and party lifestyle in exchange for sex and money. was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids to patients.
According to U.S. Department of Justice investigators, nurse Jeffrey Young Jr. administered 100,000 doses of hydrocodone, oxycodone and fentanyl to the small community of Jackson, illegally administering them to pregnant women, known addicts and women with whom he was having sex. He reportedly signed the script.
Young, 49, was notorious for distributing prescriptions for addictive and potentially deadly drugs to hundreds of patients in exchange for payments in the form of money or sexual favors, prosecutors allege. ing.
The self-proclaimed “Rock Doc,” who is not a doctor, “maintains a party-like atmosphere” at his clinic Preventagenics and, at least in part, self-produced reality show “Rock Doc TV” in 2016. Prescribed medicine to promote. ”
in 10 minute pilot video Other clips on the Failed Show’s YouTube page show Young seeing patients at a clinic, kissing women at a club, taking shots, rapping about his “asshole” and riding a motorcycle. They can be seen cruising and flipping birds.
“This is more than just a clinic. It’s an experience,” Young said of his practice.
But the experience was darker than what he showed in the video.
“The self-styled ‘Dr. said the assistant secretary. Argentieri, Director of the Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
Mr. Young was convicted about a year ago of unlawful distribution and dispensing of a controlled substance. He was one of 60 people indicted on charges of illegally prescribing drugs in April 2019.
He has also been accused of rape and other sex crimes, and has been described by federal prosecutors as a “sex offender,” having filmed himself having sex with a “nearly unconscious woman” and having sex at a clinic. It is said that he frequently showed his employees photos of himself in the hospital. she, The Tennessean reported.
According to the newspaper, one investigator testified that Young may have had sex with about 50 of his patients.
local newspaper Publishes 2,400 word survey results about Young In 2019, it was revealed that his allegations of illegal pill dealing and inappropriate sexual relationships were known long before the federal investigation.
A Tennessee investigation says the Tennessee Department of Health had been investigating the nurse for four years after receiving at least 13 complaints about her since 2015, but she still lost her medical license after finding evidence of misuse. He allegedly allowed her to continue prescribing opioids. .
