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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Pediatrician molests dozens of young patients; Teen kills himself after his teacher sexually abuses him

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A Pennsylvania pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting young patients will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after a judge sentenced him to at least 79 years. Prosecutors say Dr. Johnnie Barto, 71, spent decades abusing children in the exam room at his pediatric practice and at local hospitals. Nancy Grace discusses the case with experts including North Carolina family & divorce lawyer Kathleen Murphy, Atlanta psychologist Dr. Wendy Dickinson, former detective Steven Lampley, and Crime Stories reporter Robyn Walensky. Nancy also looks at the case of a teen who committed suicide after sexual abuse by his high school teacher. Atlanta juvenile judge and lawyer Ashley Willcott and Crime Stories reporter Nicole Partin join the panel for this segment.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:21.3

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0:29.5

Thank you, azurestandard, for being our partner.

0:38.8

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:44.0

I remember going in the back with him.

0:46.2

Investigators say Bartow waited for his patient's guardians to leave the exam room.

0:51.2

More victims have come forward to a lens that he sexually abused them.

0:54.7

20 years ago, this predator should have been stopped. Victims came forward, but no one would listen,

1:00.2

no one would believe. If they would have did their jobs properly, like they're supposed to do,

1:04.8

it could have stopped, but no. They chose to give us a echo back his ability to touch other

1:09.9

children in which he did. Wow. We're talking about a Pennsylvania pediatrician, Dr. Johnny Bartow of

1:17.2

Johnstown, dozens and dozens of victims coming forward. Joining me right now, Dr. Wendy Dickinson,

1:25.8

psychologist, founder of Grow Counseling, Steven Lampley, a detective extraordinaire, renowned

1:33.4

family and divorce lawyer, Kathleen Murphy, and joining me right now, crime online.com,

1:37.9

investigate a reporter and author of Beautiful Life, the CSI behind the case, Anthony Trial,

1:44.4

Robin Wolensky, Robin. Who is this guy? This is a male pediatrician for many, many years,

1:52.4

for decades, worked as part of a practice at Laurel pediatric associates with other doctors.

2:00.0

And parents in the area would take their babies and their toddlers and their teens for all kinds

2:08.8

of treatments. Your kid has your kid has a cold, the whole gamut, and he would treat them,

2:15.5

but clearly there was something very wrong going on in the background with this guy for decades.

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