August 4, 2006
Gene-Therapy Pioneer Convicted of Abuse
William French Anderson, a University of Southern California scientist known as the father of gene therapy, was convicted in July of molesting the daughter of a scientist who worked for him. Dr. Anderson, 69, will be sentenced in November and faces as many as 22 years in prison for one count of continuous sexual abuse and three counts of committing a lewd act on a child.
He has been on leave from the university since being charged with the crimes, in 2004.
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