A University of California Berkeley team doctor has been on leave since December while a law firm hired by the school conducts an investigation into allegations of misconduct against the physician, the Southern California News Group has learned.
“As per policies that protect privacy, personnel issues and due process, all we are able to say is that Dr. Scheff remains on investigatory leave,” Cal said in a statement to SCNG. The investigation into Scheff was prompted by complaints last year by Cal female athletes who alleged misconduct by the doctor, according to a UC Berkeley athlete who has been interviewed by attorneys hired by the university.