Friday, May 12, 2023

Georgia | Victims Asked to Come Forward After VA Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Military Veteran Patients

Article Title: Victims Asked to Come Forward After VA Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Patients

Article Excerpt: "...A Department of Veterans Affairs doctor in Georgia has been indicted over allegations that he sexually assaulted at least four female patients, prosecutors announced this week. Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a primary care physician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, was charged with multiple counts of violating his patients' constitutional right to bodily integrity while acting under color of law and for engaging in unwanted sexual contact, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release Thursday. "Our veterans have made incredible sacrifices for our country and deserve the best medical treatment and highest quality of care..."

Reference Source: www.military.com