By JEFF FARRELL

Staff Writer

Dr. Rodney Carter, already facing criminal charges of rape and sexual battery based on allegations he had improper sexual contact with some male patients at his clinic, is now facing a civil suit filed by one of his alleged victims.

The plaintiff, who is now an adult, was a minor when the alleged offenses occurred in January 2008, the lawsuit says.

According to the lawsuit, Carter was performing a rectal exam and asked the patient to stimulate himself while doing the rectal exam. When the victim said he couldn’t comply, Carter began doing it to the plaintiff, saying he needed a semen sample, the suit says.

“During this time the defendant continuously made sexually inappropriate remarks and comments,” according to the complaint.

The plaintiff, represented by Jefferson City attorneys Scott Justice and Carol Ogle Jr., is seeking $12 million. The Mountain Press is not identifying the plaintiff because he is the alleged victim of a sex crime.

Local attorney Bryan Delius, who is representing Carter in the criminal matter, said he’s not Carter’s lawyer in the civil case.

In the meantime, Leconte Family Practice remains open after Carter hired another physician to continue operating it in his absence.

Carter was indicted last March on several initial charges. They were later amended, adding some new charges while dropping some original counts, so that he now faces four counts of rape and three counts of sexual battery.

All the allegations relate to incidents that allegedly happened at Leconte Family Practice. The dates range from August 2005 to June 2007.

The state Board of Medical Examiners, which oversees licensing and regulations for physicians, suspended Carter’s license shortly after he was indicted in March. The board had scheduled hearings over his appeal last year, but postponed them.

Delius said it now appears that hearing won’t be held until after the criminal proceedings are complete.

jfarrell@themountainpress.com