Dr. Gilbert Keppler was a pediatrician and a pedophile.
History[]
Keppler, at some point, started using his position as a pediatrician to molest teenage boys. To cover up what he was doing, he would explain it as a medical procedure. One of his patients and victims, Jeff Lynwood, was taken care of by Keppler when he was five after he had a seizure. Keppler mistakenly drew up a false conclusion on what caused Jeff to have a seizure. As a result, Jeff underwent the wrong kind of treatment, and therefore suffered permanent and irreversible brain damage.
After one of his victims, Justin McTeague, came forward, the Special Victims Unit was able to link Keppler to four other molestation incidents, and they caught him in the act as he was arrested. That, combined with DNA evidence linking him to two of the victims, assured his conviction. However, he filed a lawsuit against the police department, claiming they knew of his actions long before taking action and filed a separate lawsuit against a hospital whose lawyer had covered up for him. While IAB Lieutenant Ed Tucker investigated the squad based on Keppler's accusations, they were cleared of any wrongdoing. After Jeff learned that Keppler molested him during his time with him, he went to his house and murdered Keppler. The lawsuit was dismissed afterwards. (SVU: "Lead")
Known Victims[]
- Justin McTeague (molested)
- Bradley Hicks (molested)
- Chuck Paisley (molested)
- Dale Overton (molested)
- Jeff Lynwood (molested repeatedly)