Okechukwu Ozumba, a Nigerian doctor based in the US, was arrested by police in Texas, for allegedly assaulting two female patients sexually.
The police said Ozumba committed the act at OSSM Orthopedics in the 8000 block of state highway 121 in McKinney, Texas.
He was arrested on March 31 and booked into the Collin County jail, where his bail was set at $50,000. He was released on Sunday.
Ozumba’s licence has been temporarily suspended by the Texas Medical Board, who will investigate the allegations.
“A temporary suspension hearing with notice will be held as soon as practicable with 10 days’ notice to Dr. Ozumba, unless the hearing is specifically waived by Dr. Ozumba,” the board said in a statement.
“We flatly deny each and every false allegation and are confident that the legal system will vindicate Dr. Ozumba,” the accused family said in a statement read.
“We appreciate the support from our local and global community.”
One of the victims told police that Ozumba exposed half of her private parts to check for internal fluid and proceeded to rub in the medication he had injected under left hip.
The woman told police that she contacted another doctor after the visit and asked whether what Ozumba had done was normal procedure.
The second doctor informed her that Ozumba was “absolutely not supposed to penetrate her v**ina.”
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