This past week, embattled OBGYN Samuel Chacon pleaded no contest in Reno Municipal Court on charges of soliciting a prostitute, getting a plea deal to avoid a trial.
Instead, he is being mandated to complete an anti-prostitution course, pay $200 in fines and obey all laws for a year, after which time Reno will drop the misdemeanor charge.
The deal follows his arrest during a sting operation on homecoming weekend in October 2022 for soliciting an undercover cop posing as a 20-year-old university student.
Chacon, who operated the now temporarily closed Women’s Health Center of Reno on Plumb Lane which was raided in September, has been trying to get his license back. The longtime gynecologist had been licensed to practice in Nevada since 2003.
It was suspended earlier this year by the Nevada Medical Board of Examiners for providing care without hospital privileges at Renown. The investigation determined he had put the health, safety and welfare of his patients at imminent risk of harm.
Chacon who has faced an onslaught of social media criticism, including with the #stopchacon hashtag, also faces an FBI investigation and multiple complaints and malpractice lawsuits over a slew of alleged unnecessary surgeries.
An FBI webpage at https://forms.fbi.gov/drchaconreno is still seeking victim information.
It indicates: “The FBI’s Las Vegas Division, Reno Resident Agency is seeking information in the investigation of Dr. Samuel Chacon of the Women’s Health Center of Reno, Nevada.
Dr. Chacon, a licensed physician, provided OB-GYN care at his office, Women’s Health Center of Reno, Nevada, and operated at local hospitals, including Renown Regional Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno. No criminal charges have been brought against Dr. Chacon at this time.”
The website for the Women’s Health Center includes this message at the top: “Our practice is closed at this time, please send messages or requests to manager@womenshealthreno.com or fax requests to (775) 870-1892,” while its Facebook page hasn’t had a post on its feed since 2020.