Doctor convicted of raping woman he met on Tinder during Bay Area work trip
Nizar Fathallah Saleh Abdelfattah worked as an ophthalmologist in Durham, N.C., when he was at the SFO Marriott Waterfront hotel on Sept. 30, 2023, during a business trip. The 35-year-old used the dating app Tinder to connect with a woman, and the two met up for a drink, prosecutors said.
The woman told Abdelfattah that she was 'not interested in hooking up with him,' the DA's office said, before they took a walk and returned to the Marriott at 1800 Old Bayshore Highway in Burlingame.
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Once inside his room, Abdelfattah forced himself onto the victim and she told him to stop. After the rape, the victim called her friend and immediately reported what happened to police, according to prosecutors.
Abdelfattah told police investigators that there were no sexual acts and he only kissed the victim, the DA's office said.
Following weeks of trial, jurors Thursday returned guilty verdicts for forcible rape and forcible digital penetration.
Abdelfattah, who had posted $100,000 bail during the trial, was remanded to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and put into county jail. The defense's motion to allow Abdelfattah out on bail until his sentencing on May 5 was denied.
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