PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A doctor accused of raping a patient inside his Philadelphia office faces additional allegations from a woman who says she worked with him, but no new charges have been filed.
Dr. John Michel is accused of raping a female patient inside his office last November.
According to court records, the 55-year-old doctor undressed the woman who was there for a leg injury, forced himself on her for a few minutes, then asked her to perform an act on him. The woman then lay in a ball crying, and eventually reported the assault to her husband and the police.
In a motion file made by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, prosecutors said a woman who worked with Michel said he groped her a few times while working, which forced her to find a new job.
Michel has not been charged with any crime involving that allegation.
But prosecutors are asking a judge to use this allegation to help prove their case against the doctor, who is facing rape, sexual assault and other related charges.
The state disciplined Michel in June for “immoral or unprofessional conduct,” ordered him to pay a $4,000 fine and suspended his license for some time.
Michel, who is out on bail, is expected to go to trial in February.