BOZEMAN — A Bozeman-centered chiropractor arrived less than hearth in September right after an Olympic bobsledder sued him, proclaiming Jonathan Wilhelm sexually assaulted her. Now, a area female has come forward saying she also was sexually assaulted.
“It was hard to recognize Dr. Wilhelm had sexually abused me, but he had also intentionally harm me to attain access to that part of my overall body,” reported Brett McMillan. “That’s when I made the decision to look for justice.”
On Jan. 8, Brett McMillan, a nurse and cosmetic injector in Bozeman submitted a lawsuit against Dr. Jonathan Wilhelm, the owner of Pro Chiropractic. She claims Wilhelm sexually assaulted her in 2022 even though treating an harm he allegedly brought about for the duration of a preceding procedure session.
Even with coming in for shoulder and neck soreness, McMillan says Wilhelm turned his consideration to her lessen entire body.
“He began yanking on my body with important power,” claimed McMillan.
McMillan claims Dr. Wilhelm’s changes still left her with severe pain in her groin location. In her subsequent stop by, McMillan statements Wilhelm touched her inappropriately although carrying out a approach he referred to as “muscle therapy.”
According to McMillan, these alleged actions left her in a point out of distress, fear, and humiliation, in addition to the lingering suffering and personal injury.
And, she’s not alone.
“When I study about Aja Evans’ tale of sexual abuse by Wilhelm it influenced me to appear ahead since her story was so eerily identical to mine,” explained McMillan.
In September, Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans filed a lawsuit versus Wilhelm, saying he sexually harassed and sexually assaulted her all through treatment options a number of instances from 2012 via 2022.
In an e-mail, Dr. Wilhelm responded to these allegations:
“I deny the allegations raised by Ms. McMillan. These allegations are part and parcel of a larger sized smear marketing campaign, motivated by greed, that have been initiated towards me separately and my exercise. I search forward to addressing these allegations head-on and I hope that when I am vindicated that individuals at the helm of this false narrative will exercise the similar zest in clearing my identify that they have employed in searching for to ruin it. I am grateful for my family members, mates, and customers of the neighborhood who have ongoing to express their support.”
McMillan says as a fellow medical professional, she gave Dr. Wilhelm her entire have faith in, which she says he abused.
McMillan’s attorney, Michelle Simpson Tuegel, despatched us this assertion:
“I hope Brett’s bravery in sharing her story inspires other survivors to come forward and find justice as properly. While practically nothing can erase the trauma Brett McMillan and Aja Evans have experienced, we are fully commited to bringing Mr. Wilhelm and any corporations that enabled his abuse to justice.”
On the lookout toward the long term, McMillan suggests she hopes for change.
“The gals in this community have earned to know about Jonathan Wilhelm’s designs of sexual abuse and I hope this increasing awareness of what occurred to me spares other females from suffering the exact abuse,” she said.
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