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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A Toledo plastic surgeon was arrested by the FBI on Friday, facing charges of Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances, Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sex Trafficking.
49-year-old Dr. Manish Gupta owned and practiced at Artisan Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery on 7634 Central Ave.
In a court filing with the U.S. District Court in Toledo, investigators allege that Gupta arranged for sex with an escort while he was in Los Angeles for a plastic surgery convention in 2016. The woman believes Gupta drugged her and raped her.
She did not file a complaint with police, but did go to the Rape Treatment Center and had a rape kit performed on her. Afterward, the woman found multiple other women had complained about someone matching his name or description on an online service sex workers use to make others aware of dangerous individuals.
Both the woman, and many of the complaints said they were drugged, raped and that the incidents were recorded without their permission.
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