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Elizabeth Holmes likely to accuse ex-boyfriend and former Theranos executive of psychological and sexual abuse, court documents reveal

 

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Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos whose criminal trial is set to begin in a matter of days, is likely to defend herself by claiming she was the victim of a decade-long abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend, also a former Theranos executive, court documents reveal.

 

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Holmes' defense team had previously notified the government of its intent to use expert testimony from a clinical psychologist, Dr. Mindy Mechanic, whose work focuses on the psychosocial consequences of violence, trauma and victimization.

 

Federal prosecutors were granted the ability to have Holmes examined by two experts โ€” a psychologist and a psychiatrist โ€” over two consecutive days for no more than 14 hours combined.

 

Holmes, a Stanford University dropout, founded Theranos in 2003 at the age of 19 with the mission to revolutionize blood testing. Inspired by her stated fear of needles, the company promised patients the ability to test for conditions such as cancer and diabetes with just a few drops of blood. Once valued at $9 billion, Theranos had a retail partnership with Walgreens and touted a high profile list of board members and investors.

 

Then it all came crashing down. A damning investigation by The Wall Street Journal in October 2015 called into question the capabilities of the company's proprietary blood testing machine, Edison, as well as Theranos' testing methods. Theranos was subsequently sued by investors for fraud and had its US blood-testing license revoked. The firm settled "massive fraud" charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ultimately dissolved in September 2018.

 

Balwani, a former software executive, joined Theranos in 2009, becoming Holmes' second-in-command. Nearly 20 years Holmes' senior, the pair had met in 2002 on a trip to Beijing through Stanford University's Mandarin program.

 

Balwani's case is slated to begin in 2022 after the completion of Holmes' trial.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/elizabeth-holmes-likely-to-accuse-ex-boyfriend-and-former-theranos-executive-of-psychological-and-sexual-abuse-court-documents-reveal/ar-AANQFQe