Indian doctor in US took thousands of images of naked adults and children as young as 2
- Oumair Aejaz has been arrested and charged in a case authorities compared to that of disgraced US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar
A Michigan doctor has been arrested after authorities said they found scores of nude photos and videos of children and adults taken while the victims were changing at a swim school, in hospital beds and elsewhere in the Detroit area.
Dr Oumair Aejaz, 40, was arrested August 8 at his home in Rochester Hills, north of Detroit.
Aejaz, an internal medicine doctor, is charged with one count of child sexually abusive activity, four counts of capturing an image of an unclothed person and five counts of using a computer to commit a crime. He was being held in the Oakland County Jail on a US$2 million bond.
Associated Press was not immediately able to reach a lawyer representing him. AP also was unable to reach him or anyone who could speak on his behalf at phone numbers listed in a records search.
The current charges involve images taken of a two-year-old, a four-year-old and two women at a children’s swim school in Oakland County. Investigators believe the victims were filmed from a nearby changing stall, County Prosecutor Karen McDonald told reporters on Tuesday.
It goes from a two-year-old to a grown woman. The victimisation is so broad and the perversion so great, we’re just beginning to wrap our arms around it
“On August 13, the defendant’s wife produced materials that were concerning,” McDonald said. “The Oakland County sheriff’s office immediately executed a search warrant and confiscated more devices and has sifted through really jarring, alarming images and they’re still doing that.”
