More than 20 women are expected to speak in court Monday at the sentencting of a Johnstown pediatrician on sexual assault charges.

That’s according to attorneys who say the women are survivors of 71-year-old Dr. Johnnie  Barto.

Barto pleaded guilty in December to abusing more than 30 children over several decades. Most of the assaults happened in the examination room at Laurel Pediatric Associates of Cambria County and at local hospitals.

The attorneys say the women are calling for an independent investigation of Conemaugh Health Systems and Laurel Pediatric Associates.

They say it’s important to determine who at the medical organizations knew of, or should have kniown about Barto’s criminal behavior, and failed to stop him.