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Emergency room doctor held in sexual battery case
A Simi Valley doctor was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery Friday after two women told police he assaulted them during emergency room visits, authorities said.
Dr. Shamim Amini, 34, of Moorpark, who was practicing medicine at Simi Valley Hospital at the time, was booked into Ventura County Jail on suspicion of three sex-related charges including sexual battery, said Lt. Paul Fitzpatrick of the Simi Valley Police Department.
A jail spokeswoman said Amini's bail was set at $1 million. She added that he is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.
In a prepared statement, officials said that on Tuesday a 41-year-old Camarillo woman, whose name was withheld, reported to police that she had been sexually assaulted after visiting the emergency room on May 5 for injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident.
Authorities said Amini was already under investigation after a 26-year-old Simi Valley woman, whose name was also withheld, told police she was assaulted on April 20 after being admitted to the emergency room for a possible hernia.
Hospital officials cooperated with investigators.
Police are asking that anyone with information contact Detective Kathy Shatz at 583-6971.
Posted by romadati on July 6, 2007 at 9:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is absolutely horrific!
Posted by slkrchck on July 6, 2007 at 11:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
he's just the one that got caught
Posted by Mark_Smith on July 6, 2007 at 11:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
More do no harming! I would not be surprised to see the various idolators come out and defend this member of the allopathic elite by demanding a lower standard of responsibility than what one would expect for the members of the general public. I would not be surprised to see excuses made for this individual as we saw for the drug peddling allopath, the wife beating meth-head osteopath and the moral turpitude involved OB/GYN.
Posted by SVReader on July 7, 2007 at 6:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is definitely sad news for the hospital and the community it supports. Both cases (trauma and hernia) require extensive physical examination by the physician (more physical than the general public would think.) It might be very difficult to prove their accusations. It's best to let this case play out before passing judgement on any party.
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