Naperville resident Dr. Haohua Yang, 50, who operates the Yorkville Medical Center, surrendered to the sheriff’s office in Kendall County at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after a warrant was issued Tuesday for his arrest on charges of sexual assault.
Yang has been charged in Kendall County with three counts of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony, and five counts of criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony.
“As of today, Wednesday, we have temporarily suspended Dr. Yang’s medical license,” said Sue Hofer, spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations. “An arrest warrant was issued yesterday in Kendall County, and Dr. Yang had until noon today to turn himself in.”
Detective John Hunter of the Yorkville Police Department confirmed that Yang surrendered to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday morning and already has posted bail.
“We’re not sure who paid the bail, but a $150,000 bail bond was issued, and the required 10 percent was posted,” Hunter said. “At this point, Dr. Yang awaits his day in court.”
According to the IDFPR report, three women came forward and reported Yang to the Yorkville Police Department between May of 2012 and January of 2014 “and made formal complaints that the respondent touched them inappropriately during office visits.”
Yang has offices at 1795 S. Washington St. in Naperville and at 654 W. Veterans Parkway in Yorkville. He lives in the 23000 block of Deer Chase Lane in Naperville.
Yang graduated in 1987 from the Nanjing Medical University Faculty of Medicine in China and specializes in internal medicine.
His Naperville office was closed Wednesday. An answering service at his Yorkville facility reported “the doctor had been called away” Wednesday and said messages could be left with the facility’s business manager.
According to the Healthgrades website, there are no previous malpractice claims, sanctions or board actions taken against Yang. According to the Yorkville Medical Clinic website, Yang is board certified in internal medicine and has more than 20 years of experience.
Staff reporter Erika Wurst contributed to this report