Medical director resigns from troubled Iowa institution

Planning to conduct human sexual arousal experiments

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The medical director at a state-run institution for people with intellectual disabilities has resigned amid questions about the care residents received at the Glenwood Resource Center in southwest Iowa.

Documents from the Iowa Department of Human Services show that Dr. Mohammad Rehman resigned Friday from the Glenwood facility, The Des Moines Register reported.

Rehman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday, the newspaper said. The Associated Press couldn’t find a working phone listing Monday for Rehman other than at the office from which he resigned.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating allegations that the former Glenwood superintendent was planning to conduct human sexual arousal experiments and had begun questionable hydration therapy on patients. The department also is looking into a death rate that concerned employees.

In addition, two doctors and four other former Glenwood employees filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging a conspiracy by top officials to silence complaints about the research and patient care.

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