GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A doctor is in jail for sex crimes involving patients at a Grand Rapids Township office.
Investigators say they arrested Dr. Steven Scranton after searching his Rockford home Monday. He was charged Wednesday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving force or coercion and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving personal injury.
“It can be difficult to even find the words that would appropriately convey how appalling this kind of behavior is,” Kent County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joel said.
The sheriff’s department says it launched its investigation into Scranton on Nov. 29, 2017, after staff at West Brook Recovery Center, an addiction clinic, notified authorities of “inappropriate conduct” involving the doctor.