Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been accused of violating portions of the Indiana Rule of Professional Conduct by the Disciplinary Commission of the Indiana Supreme Court, which has filed a complaint against him.
According to the complaint, two out of the three issues stem from Rokita’s appearance on Fox News, in which he described abortionist Caitlin Bernard as an “abortion activist acting as a doctor — with a history of failure to report.”
Bernard has, in fact, been accused of covering up child rape in the past, and in this particular case, notified media about the rape and abortion of a 10-year-old before she told authorities about the crime. Bernard was one of nine abortionists who received consumer complaints for not reporting child sexual abuse 48 time, with some of the victims as young as 12.
In the case of the 10-year-old’s rape, Bernard incorrectly listed the rapist’s age as 17; he is actually 28 years old.
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The third count said Rokita violated confidentiality by making public statements about an investigation into Bernard before he filed a complaint with the Medical Licensing Board. He did eventually file a complaint in November of 2022, and Bernard was formally reprimanded by the state medical board, saying she violated the girl’s privacy by speaking to the media about her, and fined her $3,000.
In his response, Rokita said Bernard had waived any right to confidentiality after discussing the 10-year-old’s rape and subsequent abortion publicly. He did, however, acknowledge that his remarks on the Jesse Watters Show “could reasonably be considered to have violated” professional conduct rules, but not confidentiality.
The press release responding to the complaint stated that Rokita would continue to advocate for the vulnerable.
“This work certainly includes vindicating vulnerable children (our most precious gift) for having their privacy rights unlawfully violated — without consent — by healthcare providers to further their political agenda and their ‘bottom line.’ I won’t stop in this and my other work,” he said, concluding, “We will continue defending Indiana’s laws and ensure that licensed medical professionals and other healthcare providers are held accountable when they violate their patients’ privacy and fail to obtain consent.”
If Rokita is found guilty, he could face punishments ranging from a public reprimand to being disbarred from practicing law, which would remove him from his office.
