A 40-year-old Indian doctor in the US is being held on a $2-million bond after being charged with 10 counts of multiple sex crimes, including recording thousands of nude images and videos of children and women for at least the past six years. Police discovered over 13,000 videos on a single hard drive and seized 15 external devices during their investigation.
Oumair Aejaz, who specialises in internal medicine, moved to the US in 2011 on a work visa from India. He completed his residency at Sinai Grace Hospital in Michigan. He then moved to Dawson, Alabama.
Aejaz returned to Oakland County in Michigan to continue practice in internal medicine in 2018.
Aejaz's work history includes employment at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township and Ascension Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
He was most recently contracted as a physician, working at various hospitals.
Aejaz was arrested on August 8 after allegedly placing hidden cameras in bathrooms, changing areas, hospital rooms, and even in his own home.
These cameras reportedly captured disturbing footage of children as young as two years old and women who were either unconscious or asleep, all in varying states of undress, reported Fox News.
Authorities also believe Aejaz may have uploaded some of the illicit videos to cloud storage.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ALERTED BY AEJAZ'S WIFE
The case came to light when Aejaz's wife provided law enforcement with concerning materials, prompting the Oakland County Sheriff's Office to execute several search warrants at his Rochester Hills home in Michigan.
Before this, Aejaz had no known criminal history.
On August 13, Aejaz was formally charged with one count of child sexually abusive activity, four counts of capturing images of unclothed persons, and five counts of using a computer to commit a crime.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard stated that the magnitude of Aejaz's offences is so vast that it could take months to fully investigate the extent of his crimes.
The victimisation is so broad and the perversion so great, we're just beginning to wrap our arms around it," Bouchard said.
He compared the scale of Aejaz's criminal activities to those of Larry Nasser, the former sports doctor convicted of sexually abusing numerous young women, according to Fox News.
Source: India Today