VA physician indicted for allegedly assaulting 4 patients 

Rajesh Patel, MD, a physician working at a Decatur, Ga., Veterans Affairs hospital, was indicted for sexually assaulting four female patients, the Justice Department said May 4. 

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Between 2019 and 2020, Dr. Patel, 68, while working as a primary care physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, allegedly assaulted the patients during routine exams.

He has been indicted on multiple counts, the Justice Department said.

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