When Sarah Harris went in for surgery to remove her wisdom teeth in the summer of 2020, she must have thought she was in good hands. The oral surgeon she chose, Dr. James Ryan, had years of training, a good reputation and a thriving practice near her Washington, D.C.-area home. As a new patient at 23, she may never have dreamed he’d allegedly watched her when she was just 14. And Ryan would do more than take out Sarah’s teeth. Her family says he would take her self-control and eventually take her life.

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    I’m not defending HIM, I’m criticizing the article for trying to paint a different picture. He’s definitely abusing drugs, and helping her abuse drugs. He’s definitely guilty of supplying, and probably assisted with the dose that killed her.

    But, he’s not a child molester, as the article suggests. And, he’s not “grooming” her. The mother sure didn’t complain when he took both of them on vacations.

    He’s just a really irresponsible person who knows better.

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      You downplayed his actions with the drugs as “irresponsible” (earlier and again now) and only talked about him making drugs available to her rather than forcefully injecting them when she couldn’t consent.

      He predated on a very young patient. Whether or not the mother’s claims about his comments are true, he is clearly a manipulative monster.

      The article talks both about the evidence and the mother’s statements. You look really bad here.

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        You telling me that I look bad to you doesn’t mean anything to me. There is nothing that anyone can say that can make me feel bad.

        What other word would you use besides irresponsible? That seems to be the right word. His irresponsible actions led to her dying. That’s not downplaying anything.

        I don’t consider 23 to be very young.

        The mother seemed perfectly fine with all of this when it was benefiting her.

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          I don’t consider 23 to be very young.

          Ah. So you’re basically an edgy 14-year-old. Good luck with the growing up thing. Try to stop victim blaming someday.

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      You’re claiming the article is saying something by quoting her relatives. Weird.

      “How dare them spin this with their interviews of the victim’s family!”