Dr. Christopher Jackson Davis

By Jillian Pikora From Daily Voice

Fifteen women have filed a sweeping civil lawsuit alleging that Dr. Christopher Jackson Davis—already criminally charged with raping and sexually extorting patients—used Pyramid Healthcare’s York methadone clinic as a base for years of abuse while warnings went ignored.

The suit, filed in Dauphin County, targets Davis, Pyramid Healthcare, and CVS Health, alleging sexual assault, medical exploitation, and institutional failures that allowed Davis to prey on women struggling with addiction.

Civil Suit Follows 92 Criminal Charges

Davis, 63, was charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General on April 29, 2025, with 92 counts, including forcible rape, sexual assault, sexual extortion, and illegal distribution of controlled substances. His criminal case remains active in York County.

The new lawsuit claims his misconduct at Pyramid mirrored a decades-long pattern: prior disciplinary records show Davis manipulated the body of a deceased patient in 2000 and later pleaded guilty to theft after illegally entering a former employer’s medical office to obtain drugs. His medical license was suspended in 2004.

Despite this history, Pyramid hired him as medical director and granted him sole authority over methadone prescribing—giving him near-total control over patients’ access to withdrawal‑preventing medication.

Warnings “Went Unheeded,” Survivors Say

Multiple survivors reported inappropriate touching, sexually explicit comments, and escalating misconduct to Pyramid counselors, the lawsuit claims. In several cases, staff allegedly told victims they “weren’t the first” to report him—yet Davis remained in his role.

One survivor reported Davis groped her during exams and increased her methadone dosage to exert control. After she disclosed the abuse to staff, she was discharged from treatment and nearly died during a relapse, the suit says.

Another survivor said a physician assistant witnessed Davis abusing her and did nothing.

Allegations Mirror Criminal Case

The women describe a near‑identical pattern to the allegations in the criminal affidavit:

  • touching during exams without medical justification
  • forced kissing and groping
  • demands for nude photos
  • unsolicited sexual messages
  • coercion using methadone and Suboxone
  • unsafe prescribing, including dangerous drug combinations
  • examinations performed while they were unclothed
  • threats—including one survivor who said Davis told her he would kill her if she spoke up

Several survivors reported repeated assaults inside the Pyramid clinic itself. One woman said he raped her multiple times at a hotel and again inside his private office.

Another said he ordered her to strip during their first appointment—then photographed her naked body on his personal cellphone. Those images later appeared on his social media, according to the complaint.

Claims Against CVS

The lawsuit also accuses CVS of repeatedly filling Davis’s high‑risk prescriptions—early refills, dangerous combinations, and excessive dosages—without intervention, allegedly enabling his continued medical abuse.

Institutional Negligence Alleged

The suit says Pyramid either failed to check Davis’s disciplinary history or ignored it entirely. A basic background review would have revealed his past suspension, criminal behavior, and patient‑related misconduct, attorneys wrote.

The complaint states that Pyramid’s negligence “created the conditions” that allowed Davis to assault women dependent on him for life‑sustaining medication.

The women are seeking compensatory and punitive damages and say they want systemic changes to protect patients in recovery settings.

Seeking Justice, Demanding Change

The women are seeking compensatory and punitive damages, but the plaintiffs say this lawsuit is about more than compensation — it’s about accountability. They want systemic changes to protect patients in recovery settings. 

They allege Pyramid Healthcare and CVS Health enabled a predator and failed the very people they were paid to protect. Their complaint calls for sweeping reforms to prevent the kind of unchecked power and medical control that allowed Davis to operate for years without consequence.

“Addiction treatment should be a place of healing, not harm,” one attorney said. “These women were silenced, ignored, and discarded. This case is their fight to be heard — and to make sure it never happens again.”