Monday, February 11, 2013
A Cook County judge will decide next month whether prosecutors can bolster their felony sex case against an Oak Lawn doctor by introducing a pending misdemeanor battery charge.
An Oak Lawn doctor charged with groping a woman in his car will find out next month if the time he allegedly molested a semi-conscious patient can be used against him in court. Rajat Prakash, 47, appeared before Judge Colleen Ann Hyland Monday morning at the Bridgeview Courthouse and was told she would later decide whether the misdemeanor battery charge can be used by prosecutors to bolster a felony sex abuse case. Prakash, a former Advocate Christ Medical Center physician, first caught the battery case when he was charged in February 2012 with fondling a 32-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis while she was in a semi-conscious state. Then, in May, another woman came forward and told police Prakash forced her to touch his penis as they …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
An attorney for teen accused of killing his parents leaves the case. Oak Lawn doctor accused of fondling prepared to go to trial.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. OAK LAWN — Rajat Prakash, an Advocate Christ Medical Center doctor accused of fondling a female patient in a semi-conscious state, returns to court on Aug. 1 for possibly the last time before trial. On Monday, defense attorney Nicholas Faklis said he was ready to proceed on a misdemeanor battery charge. Prosecutors asked for another pretrial hearing. In May, a second woman alleged that, on the pretext of reviewing medical information outside the hospital, Prakash fondled her and forced her hand on his penis in his SUV. That case returns before a felony judge on July 16. A civil investigation is also ongoing, according to an attorney who …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
A former Oak Lawn-area physician faces a sex abuse criminal trial and possible civil action after accusations that he touched patients. Two Frankfort sex crime cases muddle on and more in this week's court case review.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. OAK LAWN — Looking slender in a conservative dark suit, former Advocate Christ Medical Center physician Rajat Prakash was back in court on Thursday for a status hearing before Cook County Judge Maureen Daly in Bridgeview. The doctor faces a misdemeanor battery charge that he fondled a 32-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis while she was in a semi-conscious state. A second woman has accused Prakash of forcing her to touch his penis as they sat in his car discussing her medical case in a Starbucks parking lot in Oak Lawn last November. Prakash was charged with felony criminal sexual abuse by force on May 4, following a months-long …
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Attorney for Dr. Rajat Prakash says more alleged victims' attorneys are trying to "stir up stuff" for civil case.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. OAK LAWN — More Women Come Forward Against Advocate Christ Doctor, Police and Attorneys Say Dr. Rajat Prakash was put on leave last month after it was alleged he fondled a patient. Five woman have come forward since the physician's arrest, a civil attorney says, leaving the door open for a civil suit. ORLAND PARK — Kustok Murder Hearings Continued to April A year and half later, investigations continue into the death of Allan Kustok's wife, Jeanie. PALOS — Psych Test to Explore Driver's Intention in Granat Murders Mohammad Salahat is accused of driving other men to murder John and Maria Granat in Palos Township in September 2011. Also, …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Dr. Rajat Prakash was put on leave last month after it was alleged he fondled a patient.
Criminal and civil investigations are mounting against an Advocate Christ Medical Center doctor accused of touching a female patient inappropriately. Oak Lawn Police Division Chief Mike Kaufmann said a second woman has come forward to make a report against Dr. Rajat Prakash, but no charges have been filed. “It’s her word and without anything else to corroborate it we don’t have anything to go forward with,” he said. “It’s still a matter of investigation.” Prakash, 46, of Oak Brook, appeared in court Tuesday on a misdemeanor battery charge alleging he fondled a 32-year-old woman being treated for multiple sclerosis in a semi-conscious state. Rick Murphy, an attorney representing at least five women, said he and others have been working on …
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1:51 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Wow a female judge, that seems about as fair as if it were a divorce case *sarcasm* so suddenly its a crime for a doctor to do his job??? more ›