New Castle Woman Testifies Against Dr. Thomas Tyma
Latest case against rheumatologist brings to 21 the number of women who have testified against him.
A former patient of Dr. Thomas Tyma testified Friday that the rheumatologist groped her during an office visit at Jameson Hospital South Campus in New Castle. The New Castle woman was the 21st female patient to testify against the doctor this year in the courtroom of Magisterial District Judge Regis Welsh Jr., who ordered the doctor to stand trial on the charges of indecent assault and harassment. Tyma has pleaded not guilty. The court case was transferred from Lawrence County to Allegheny County, where Tyma already is scheduled for a Jan. 9 trial on multiple charges of indecent assault and harassment in the Court of Common Pleas. Northern Regional, McCandless and New Castle police departments filed the cases against the 54-year-old doctor…
