More Details About Suspected Fake Gynecologist

The man accused of pretending to be a Park Avenue gynecologist apparently had an accomplice. The Daily News reports that, according to sources, Monsey resident Zalman Silber "tricked one woman into undergoing a pelvic exam by saying his friend, the Rockland County police officer, was a doctor who made house calls." Sources also say the cop ended up conducting the exam in Silber's house--with Silber watching.

Prosecutors have charged Silber with third-degree sexual abuse and impersonating a doctor, after two victims from 2003 and 2004 picked him from a line-up. A source said the victims were tricked into thinking they were participating in an insurance company survey, "They knew something was wrong because you don't pinch nipples in exams like that." Silber also allegedly had the women "turn on their sides for a rectal exam."

According to the Journal News, Silber's lawyer says his client is innocent--"Mr. Silber is a prominent businessman who is involved in numerous philanthropic causes"--and claims the statute of limitations has run out on some of the incidents (some other women claim they were assaulted by Silber).

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Jen Chung in News on June 17, 2008 4:45 PM

Comments [rss]

west side Michael

More nutjob abuse by (some) men towards women.

One day we may have a society of males that

does not view woman as selfish sexual trip, first.

This is a criminal, story not a comedy.

VanessaNYC

LOL @:

"yes, your query has been forwarded to the authorities."

sonyactivision

^Yes you can specialize in pediatrics, and yes, your query has been forwarded to the authorities.

dooWOP

Is it possible for a gynecologist to just elect to see only patients under 40 years old? Just wondering.

Hawk

where is the "statue of limitations"? I'd like to go see it.

JacqueMehoff

where's al sharpton?

slappyjohnson

Statue of limitations. Awesome.

sonyactivision

I saw that Annie Sprinkle show. The bitch really earns her NEA grants, unlike most garbage artists.

babyhitler

Damn, I knew it was a speculum too. But that's because of the eye "opening" scene of clockwork orange. Girls have to put that shit to open their pussies. HHAHAHAH. We don't have to do that til we are at least 55 with prostate cancer. then they stick that shit in your urethra.

famdoc

It's a speculum, a device to provide visualization of the vagina and cervix as part of a gynecologic examination. It is a metal speculum, largely abandoned in the era of HIV and other infectious agents with the potential to be spread by unsterilized medical equipment. Most clinicians have been using single-use, disposable plastic specula for many years. These have the added advantage of being room temperature; the metal specula had a tendency to be very cold, making an already uncomfortable examination even more unpleasant.

Here's an image of a contemporary disposable plastic speculum:

http://www.simurg.by/english/distributor/index.html#zerkalo