{"id":73546,"date":"2023-05-05T20:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T20:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/05\/va-doctor-indicted-for-sexually-assaulting-multiple-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:31:22","slug":"va-doctor-indicted-for-sexually-assaulting-multiple-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2023\/05\/05\/va-doctor-indicted-for-sexually-assaulting-multiple-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"VA doctor indicted for sexually assaulting multiple patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physician working at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Georgia was indicted this week for sexually assaulting four female patients over a 12-month period, Justice Department officials announced on May 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndga\/pr\/veterans-affairs-medical-center-doctor-accused-sexually-assaulting-female-veteran\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Rajesh Motibhai Patel, 68, stands charged with multiple accounts of patient abuse and unwanted sexual contact.<\/a> He previously provided primary care services at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/atlanta-health-care\/locations\/joseph-maxwell-cleland-atlanta-va-medical-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators said the offenses occurred in 2019 and 2020, but that other patients may have been similarly victimized by the doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPatel allegedly sexually abused his female patients and violated his oath to do no harm to patients under his care,\u201d U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes called Patel\u2019s alleged crimes \u201chorrific and unacceptable\u201d and said the department has been cooperating with law enforcement since the accusations were first uncovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs soon as VA learned of these allegations, we removed this clinician from patient care and reassigned him to a role that had no patient interaction,\u201d he said. \u201c\u201dWhenever a patient comes to VA, they deserve to know that they will be treated with care, compassion, and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department has also promised victims will receive \u201cthe care and support they need\u201d as the investigation continues. 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