More women accuse arrested urgent care doctor of sex crimes in Perth Amboy

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Friday, March 3, 2023
More women accuse Perth Amboy urgent care doctor of sex crimes
More women are coming forward and saying they were sexually assaulted or touched inappropriately by an urgent care doctor in New Jersey.

PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WABC) -- More women are coming forward and saying they were sexually assaulted or touched inappropriately by an urgent care doctor in New Jersey.

Perth Amboy police charged 55-year-old Dr. Gurvindra Johal Wednesday with sexual assault and criminal sexual contact.

A patient said she was forced to have sex with him against her will while she was under his care at Amboy Urgent Care.

Another patient told police she was touched inappropriately.

Johal was previously arrested and charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact on Feb. 25.

Those charges came after other women said he touched them inappropriately while under his care.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Lauren Leyva of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Special Victim's Unit at 732-745-4499 or Detective Gina Betancourt of the Perth Amboy Police Department at 732-324-3819.

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