TN doctor who had affair with patient gets worse punishment than Scott DesJarlais, who had sex with two

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., speaks to supporters after he was declared the winner of Tennessee's 4th Congressional District Republican primary race Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in South Pittsburg, Tenn.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., speaks to supporters after he was declared the winner of Tennessee's 4th Congressional District Republican primary race Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in South Pittsburg, Tenn.
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U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais got a slap on the wrist for a sexual relationship with two patients compared to the punishment recently handed down against a Murfreesboro doctor who had a fling with only one patient.

The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners revoked the license of Dr. Brad Blankenship and fined him $5,000 after he voluntarily stopped practicing medicine, submitted to behavioral evaluation for physicians and then underwent an inpatient treatment program for people in professional occupations.

That punishment compares to a $500 fine and a reprimand for the congressman.

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