Middlesex County doctor also sexually assaulted patients in Monmouth, Essex, AG says
Dr. Gurvindra Johal, 57, of Colonia, has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, 11 counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, and one count each of fourth-degree falsifying or tampering with records and destruction, falsification, or alteration of records pertaining to medical care, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced.
Johal was charged in 2023 with sexual misconduct at Amboy Urgent Care in Perth Amboy. The new additional charges include three alleged crimes in Essex County, and two patients allegedly assaulted in Monmouth County, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Police began investigating allegations of criminal sexual contact by a victim who said her doctor, Johal, touched her inappropriately at Amboy Urgent Care. The investigation uncovered other victims who allegedly were similarly touched inappropriately at that facility, as well as victims that were allegedly sexually assaulted, according to Platkin.
The investigation found additional victims of sexual assault and criminal sexual contact who were treated by Johal at an urgent care facility in Newark, as well as victims of criminal sexual contact who were treated by at a facility in Freehold, Platkin said.
'This case illustrates the importance of cooperation with local law enforcement, as we were able to identify a serial offender who violated patients' trust across county lines,' stated Division of Criminal Justice Director Theresa Hilton. 'Taking advantage of the doctor-patient relationship for sexual gratification, as is charged in this case, is completely unacceptable and will be met with the full force of our office.'
Johal has also been charged with filing a false statement in a letter to an insurance carrier in response to the carrier's investigation of inappropriate touching claims and allegedly altering medical records after the fact to indicate that a medical assistant was present in the room during an examination, which was not part of the original medical record.
Second-degree charges carry a sentence of 5 to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000. Fourth-degree offenses could lead to up to 18 months in state prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: Middlesex NJ doctor sexually assaulted patients in Monmouth, Essex: AG
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