Thomas Frank, a 70-year-old physician’s assistant for Inland Valley Pain Innovative Pain Treatment Solutions Clinic in Temecula was arrested on December 6, 2023. He was released on a $50,000 bond, according to County Jail records. Frank is a resident of Escondido.Â
Frank is suspected of victimizing a patient during medical visits in the examination room and the Sheriff’s Dept. is seeking the public’s help to see if there are other potential victims.
According to a Riverside County Sheriff’s dept. press release, “In November 2023, the Southwest Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau received a report of a sexual battery occurring at a healthcare facility located in the 27000 block of Enterprise Circle, Temecula.
The allegations involved a licensed physician’s assistant victimizing a patient during medical visits in the examination room. The allegations were investigated, and it was determined that Harold Thomas Frank, a 70-year-old resident of Escondido, committed sexual battery against a patient at the healthcare facility.”
On December 6, 2023, investigators executed a search warrant in furtherance of this investigation and arrested Harold Frank. Frank was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for sexual battery.
“This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details will be released. We believe Harold Frank may have victimized other patients during medical exams. We encourage these victims to contact Investigator Dawn Gouvion at 951-696-3000.”
