MOCO Doctor Who Sexually Assaulted Patients Sentenced To Decades In Prison

SILVER SPRING, MD — A Montgomery County doctor will spend 24 years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting patients at his Silver Spring practice, according to a report.

Ishtiaq Malik, 60, of Lanham, was sentenced Wednesday and will be required to register as a sex offender following his release, WTOP reported.

According to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy, Malik was arrested in February 2023 outside the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care located at 10800 Lockwood Dr. in Silver Spring. Prosecutors said Malik groped, inappropriately touched and sexually assaulted two patients during routine examinations at the practice.

Following his arrest, eight additional victims came forward, prosecutors said.

In January, a jury found Malik guilty of two counts of second-degree rape and two counts of fourth-degree sex offense for the assaults on two patients. He also entered an Alford plea for eight counts of fourth-degree sex offense, one for each of the eight additional victims.

"The judge issued a sentence above the Maryland State Sentencing Guidelines which is entirely appropriate in this case," McCarthy said in a statement to WTOP. "Ishtiaq Malik took advantage of his position as a medical professional and violated these women who trusted him with their care.