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A doctor at a New York hospital filmed himself drugging and sexually assaulting patients, and also raping other women at his home, prosecutors have alleged.
Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, 33, worked at the New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, when he was accused of rape by an ex-girlfriend who told police that she had stumbled across a video of her own assault.
Detectives opened an investigation and are reported to have found footage of attacks on other women. Cheng was fired upon his arrest in December. He finally appeared in court in Queens on Monday where he was hit with a number of charges relating to six women. He has denied the charges.
Investigators fear there may be further victims across the U.S. and abroad, some of whom may be unaware they were raped because they were fully unconscious when the attack began. And a further six women allegedly found in footage stored on Cheng's hard drive have not yet been identified, according to ABC 7.
The authorities first began investigating Cheng, a gastroenterologist, in December 2022 when his girlfriend alleged he drugged her in his Astoria home by covering her mouth with a surgical mask stuffed with cotton balls soaked with an unknown liquid. She later found a horrifying video revealing the assault, she told police.
Prosecutors claim that investigators found numerous drugs at Cheng's home, including surgical anesthesia, fentanyl, ketamine, and LSD. The videos found in Cheng's possession allegedly suggest he assaulted women across New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and even in Thailand, according to the New York Post.
Cheng was arraigned and indicted on three counts of rape, 10 counts of predatory sexual assault, seven for sexual abuse, and four counts of assault, prosecutors announced on Monday. The charges relate to six female victims.
www.newsweek.com
Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, 33, worked at the New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, when he was accused of rape by an ex-girlfriend who told police that she had stumbled across a video of her own assault.
Detectives opened an investigation and are reported to have found footage of attacks on other women. Cheng was fired upon his arrest in December. He finally appeared in court in Queens on Monday where he was hit with a number of charges relating to six women. He has denied the charges.
Investigators fear there may be further victims across the U.S. and abroad, some of whom may be unaware they were raped because they were fully unconscious when the attack began. And a further six women allegedly found in footage stored on Cheng's hard drive have not yet been identified, according to ABC 7.
The authorities first began investigating Cheng, a gastroenterologist, in December 2022 when his girlfriend alleged he drugged her in his Astoria home by covering her mouth with a surgical mask stuffed with cotton balls soaked with an unknown liquid. She later found a horrifying video revealing the assault, she told police.
Prosecutors claim that investigators found numerous drugs at Cheng's home, including surgical anesthesia, fentanyl, ketamine, and LSD. The videos found in Cheng's possession allegedly suggest he assaulted women across New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and even in Thailand, according to the New York Post.
Cheng was arraigned and indicted on three counts of rape, 10 counts of predatory sexual assault, seven for sexual abuse, and four counts of assault, prosecutors announced on Monday. The charges relate to six female victims.
Who is Zhi Alan Cheng? Doctor accused of drugging, raping victims on camera
The 33-year-old worked at the New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital and has been charged with raping or sexually assaulting six women, including patients.
www.newsweek.com
