In spring 2013, when Rowan was taking on more responsibility as a manager and needed to appoint a successor to call on Ruan, he consulted the doctor on the decision. Rowan first offered to hire Ruan’s girlfriend. Ruan had a different proposal. For several months he had been making advances on a young woman with long brown hair and dark eyes named Natalie Perhacs, who visited the clinic as a rep selling respiratory equipment, such as CPAP machines for sleep apnea. Simultaneously, Ruan was making efforts to help her get a new position as a drug rep. When he invited her to dinner or asked
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