Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Caregiver Sidney Rivers Jr. | Brattleboro Retreat
Criminal Charges Against Former Caregiver Sidney Rivers On January 5, 2026, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office “announced that Sidney Rivers Jr., 25, of Eureka, California, was arraigned on one count of felony sexual assault and two counts of felony caregiver sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult.” According to the Brattleboro Reformer, “the investigation began in […]
Home Care Aide Ya’Zeir Armayne Hedgeman Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct and Abuse
Charges Filed Against Ya’Zeir Armayne Hedgeman Ya’Zeir Armayne Hedgeman, a home care aide, is accused of criminal sexual conduct of a minor and a vulnerable adult, as well as abuse of a vulnerable adult. Ya’Zeir Armayne Hedgeman was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on January 9, 2026. On January 12, 2026, the South […]
New Jersey “Pill Mill” Doctor Ritesh Kalra Accused of Trading Opioid Prescriptions for Sex
Image source: Dr. Ritesh Kalra, pictured on his office website, is barred from practicing medicine. Dr. Ritesh Kalra, 51, an internal medicine physician, has been federally charged for running a “pill mill” out of his private practice in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, allegedly exchanging opioid prescriptions for sex and fraudulently billing Medicaid for fake appointments. […]
Dr. David Wenzke Ohio Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Image source: Dr. David J. Wenzke during his State Medical Board hearing in Ohio on June 23, 2025, courtesy of 10 TV. Dr. David Wenzke’s Medical License Revoked by Ohio Medical Board The disciplinary case against Dr. David Wenzke involved allegations of sexual misconduct against patients that spanned more than a decade. In a final […]
Jomil Tugado, Duke University Hospital Nurse Sexual Assault Charges
A Duke University Hospital nurse, Jomil Tugado, is facing serious criminal charges in three separate Durham County, North Carolina, cases. Court documents allege that he sexually assaulted incapacitated patients during medical treatment. Tugado was arrested by Duke University campus police on December 18 and made his first court appearance on December 19, 2025. He is […]
Pulmonologist Dr. Sanjay Agarwal Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery
Image sources: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, courtesy of Milpitas Police Department. Google Street View of California Specialty Physicians © Google, via Google Maps. On September 24, 2025, Milpitas Police arrested pulmonologist Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, 68, for the alleged sexual abuse of a patient. According to a police press release, on September 16, 2025, authorities […]
Gettysburg Therapist David Christopher Mitchell Child Sex Abuse Cases
For years, David Christopher Mitchell presented himself as a trusted therapist to the Gettysburg community. Through his practice, Mitchell Counseling LLC., founded in 2017, he offered mental health services including art therapy, grief and trauma therapy, and stress reduction therapy to children, adolescents, couples, and families. According to his Yelp page, he had over two […]
Brayan Alvarez-Ortiz, Former Nurse at UNC Rex, Arrested for the Alleged Assault of Sedated Patients
Image sources: Brayan Alvarez-Ortiz, courtesy of Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services. UNC REX Hospital, © Google, via Google Maps. A former nurse at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, Brayan Alvarez-Ortiz, has been arrested and charged with sexual offenses and kidnapping after patients reported being sexually assaulted during medical care. The alleged assaults […]
Ernesto Cesar Torres, Former Maryland Pediatrician, Sentenced for Child Sexual Abuse He Blamed on Demons
Image sources: Ernesto Cesar Torres, longtime pediatrician and convicted sex offender, courtesy of Maryland’s State’s Attorney’s Office. 188 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick, Maryland, location of Torres’s former pediatric practice, © Google, via Google Maps. “The only thing demonic about this case is this defendant’s actions,” said State’s Attorney Charlie Smith. In the case of Ernesto […]
Dr. Patrick Stephen Clyne Sexual Abuse Allegations
Image sources: Dr. Patrick Clyne, courtesy of The Mercury News. For more than two decades, oven a dozen former foster youth and pediatric patients have accused Dr. Patrick Stephen Clyne of sexual abuse. Yet despite concerns surfacing repeatedly, he remained in roles that placed him in close contact with children in both Santa Clara and […]