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Domestic News December 30, 1930

The Milwaukee Leader

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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John Flynn, 27, a former Marquette University medical student convicted of taking indecent liberties with women and sentenced to 1-2 years in the house of correction, had five charges of practicing medicine without a license dismissed today at the request of police and state inspector Walter Drews, who deemed his punishment sufficient. Physicians testified he is a sadist who beat women during 'reducing treatments.'

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FLYNN'S TERM
IN WORKHOUSE
IS SUFFICIENT

Physicians
Declare
Former Medical
Student Is Sadist.

John Flynn, 27 years old, "switch healer," had five charges of practicing medicine without a license dismissed today.

The charges were dropped at the request of the police and Walter Drews, state medical inspector.

Drop Five Counts.

Drews and the police agreed that the former Marquette university student had received sufficient punishment with the one to two year sentence to the house of correction recently imposed. He was convicted of taking indecent liberties with women.

The dropping of the five charges means that the state is through with its prosecution of Flynn.

Gave "Reducing Treatments."

He practiced massage, specializing in beating women under the guise of giving them reducing treatments.

Physicians testified Flynn is an incipient or a confirmed sadist.

Drop Rest of Charges Against Whip Healer

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Legal Or Court

What keywords are associated?

John Flynn Practicing Medicine Without License Indecent Liberties Sadist Whip Healer Reducing Treatments

What entities or persons were involved?

John Flynn Walter Drews

Domestic News Details

Event Date

Today

Key Persons

John Flynn Walter Drews

Outcome

five charges of practicing medicine without a license dismissed; one to two year sentence to the house of correction for taking indecent liberties with women already imposed and considered sufficient punishment; state prosecution of flynn concluded

Event Details

John Flynn, 27 years old, former Marquette university medical student and 'switch healer,' had five charges of practicing medicine without a license dropped at the request of police and state medical inspector Walter Drews. He practiced massage by beating women under the guise of reducing treatments. Physicians testified he is an incipient or confirmed sadist.

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