▁this ▁procedure ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁procedure ▁Re e ves ▁performed ▁on ▁D ew a eg ene ire ▁was ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁that ▁informed ▁consent ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁and ▁that ▁Re e ves ▁should ▁have ▁sought ▁a ▁second ▁opinion ▁on ▁her ▁rare ▁diagn osis . ▁ ▁The ▁media ▁began ▁to ▁report ▁additional ▁compla ints ▁by ▁Re e ves ' ▁patients ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁such ▁as ▁Mar il yn ▁Haw kins ' ▁alleg ation ▁that ▁he ▁both ▁sex ually ▁assault ed ▁her ▁and ▁bot ched ▁her ▁operation . ▁By ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁private ▁lo bb ying ▁group ▁the ▁Medical ▁Error s ▁Action ▁Group ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁compla ints ▁related ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 ▁separate ▁inc idents . ▁By ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁Re e ves , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁in ▁Castle ▁Hill , ▁had ▁gone ▁into ▁hiding . ▁ ▁Political ▁response ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Medical ▁Pract ice ▁Am end ment ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁obliged ▁do ctors ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁to ▁report ▁serious ▁mis con duct ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁colle agues , ▁specifically ▁into xic ation ▁while ▁pract ising , ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁while ▁pract ising ▁and ▁large ▁viol ations ▁of ▁professional ▁standards ▁of ▁care . ▁ ▁NS W ▁Health ▁Department ▁review ▁On ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁retired ▁judge ▁De ird re ▁O ' Con nor ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁NS W ▁Health ▁Department ▁on ▁proced ural ▁aspects