{"id":30021,"date":"2023-07-08T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T01:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=30021"},"modified":"2023-07-08T01:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T01:00:50","slug":"doctor-accused-of-sexually-abusing-girls-may-have-more-victims-wftv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=30021","title":{"rendered":"Doctor accused of sexually abusing girls may have more victims &#8211; WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; The Orlando Police Department said it is seeking information about a doctor accused of sexually abusing children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">Mehul Dixit practiced pediatric nephrology in Florida and Mississippi until May 2023, investigators said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in kidney care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">READ: Amber Alert issued for missing Florida boy, 12, last seen in Fort Pierce<\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1gn0vty-0 gAFIWJ image-metadata\"><span class=\"title\">Mehul said <\/span>(Orlando Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">Orlando police said Dixit, 59, was arrested in Mississippi in May and charged with sexual assault, which resulted in the suspension of his medical license.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">The OPD opened its own criminal investigation into Dixit after underage girls accused him of sexually abusing them while he was a doctor in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">READ: Ocoee Police Arrest 4 Juveniles, Warn Kia, Hyundai Owners About TikTok Trend<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">Police said they believe there may be more cases involving Dixit&#8217;s former patients and are asking anyone who feels victimized under his care to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">Tips can be given to the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-5300.  Callers who wish to remain anonymous can also contact Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Orlando Police Department is seeking information in an open investigation into Mehul P. Dixit.  Please see more details below. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IIctL7y0US\">pic.twitter.com\/IIctL7y0US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlandoPolice\/status\/1677290728764866563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph\">Click here to download the free WFTV weather and news apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV, and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 leZkxI body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92023 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/orlando-police-doctor-accused-sexually-abusing-girls-may-have-more-victims\/WWW64ECL3FFRBHDIZUSY6ZWQ5U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; The Orlando Police Department said it is seeking information about a doctor accused of sexually abusing children. Mehul Dixit practiced pediatric nephrology in Florida and Mississippi until May 2023, investigators said. A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in kidney care. READ: Amber Alert issued for missing Florida boy, 12, last seen in Fort Pierce Mehul said (Orlando Police Department) Orlando police said Dixit, 59, was arrested in Mississippi in May and charged with sexual assault, which resulted in the suspension of his medical license. The OPD opened its own criminal investigation into Dixit after underage girls&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":30022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30023,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30021\/revisions\/30023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}