Dr. Thomas Tyma Faces More Charges of Indecent Assault, Harassment
Preliminary hearing set for June 24.
Dr. Thomas Tyma is scheduled for a June 24 preliminary hearing on new charges of indecent assault and harassment that were filed last week with Northern Regional Police Department. The 54-year-old rheumatologist, who formerly practiced at Allegheny North Arthritis Center in Wexford, has been accused of touching female patients inappropriately during examinations, according to police reports. Altogether, the Sewickley resident is facing 21 charges of indecent assault and 20 charges of harassment in several cases in Allegheny and Lawrence counties. In previous preliminary hearings, Tyma pleaded not guilty, and his attorney, Stanton D. Levenson, argued that the doctor was doing routine rheumatological examinations. The women are not …
