JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) – A doctor has had his license revoked in Arkansas after he was accused of having sexual contact and relations with a patient.

According to the Arkansas State Medical Board, David Diffine's medical license has been revoked.

Earlier this week, the board issued an emergency order suspending Dr. Diffine for breaches of the Medical Practices Act and Board Rules.

According to the order, Diffine “had sexual contact, sexual relations or a romantic relationship with a patient.”

In July, the board received a complaint that Diffine “had sexual contact with his employees, who were also his patients, and sexually harassed them.”

According to the order, the complaint included surveillance camera video of the alleged sexual conduct and harassment.

“The video shows, among other things, how Dr. Diffine engages in a sexual act with an employee while other employees are present and watching,” the order states. “The video also shows how Dr. Diffine walks around the clinic naked.”

In ordering the emergency suspension, the medical board noted that Diffine “poses an ongoing danger to the public in his continued practice of medicine.”

The board will hold a hearing on the allegations Diffine faces on Dec. 6. If they find that he has indeed violated the Medical Practices Act, the agency could move to revoke or suspend his license to practice medicine in the state of Arkansas.

Diffine's license lists his main office in Blytheville. Its website lists additional offices in Bono and Paragould.

This is the second time Diffine's license has been suspended.

In 2017, the state medical board temporarily revoked his license because he overprescribed his patients. The board later dismissed the charges because it found no evidence to support the allegations.

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