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A Queens pediatrician is accused of sexually abusing two patients last week — including a teenage girl.
Dr. Fazul Yusuf, 72, allegedly groped a 15-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman in separate incidents within a half-hour span at his Flushing practice last Tuesday, cops and prosecutors said.
Yusuf allegedly forced his hand under his 20-year-old patient’s shirt and rubbed the woman’s breast under her bra while saying, “You’re so beautiful, why don’t you come work for me,” at around 5:15 p.m., according to the criminal complaint.
Then, about 15 minutes later, Yusuf grabbed a 15-year-old patient’s thigh and breast over her shirt and repeated the same sick statement, prosecutors allege.
The children’s doctor was arrested by the NYPD on Tuesday and slapped with two counts of sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, cops said.
He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Queens criminal court Tuesday afternoon, where the judge ordered bail at $10,000 cash, $30,000 insurance company bond or $30,000 partially secured surety bond.
Yusuf posted bail and is due back in court on Friday, online records show.
The NYPD is asking any other potential victims to come forward by calling the NYPD’s Sex Crimes Hotline at 1-212-267-7273, the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
