A neurologist was arrested for sexually abusing two patients at his practice in Manhattan — and the NYPD released images of the suspect Wednesday in the hope that additional victims will come forward.
Dr. Tariq Lamki, 51, has been accused of molesting two women patients under the guise of giving them massages as they lay in a closed-door exam room at 14th Street Medical Arts in the East Village. He groped the two women, aged 32 and 23, over their clothes, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
“A doctor’s appointment should never end in sexual abuse,” said Bragg. “I urge anyone who has been assaulted by a doctor to call our Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Bureau.”
The first assault occurred on Aug. 25 and the second incident occurred Sept. 2, prosecutors said.
Lamki was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual abuse and forcible touching for both incidents. A Manhattan Criminal Court judge ordered him held on $25,000 bail.
He has no prior criminal record, cops said.
Anyone who believes Lamki has abused them can call the Manhattan DA’s Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Bureau at (212) 335-4308, NYPD’s Sex Crimes Hotline at (212) 267-7273, or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.