Crime & Safety

Police: Port Jeff Neurologist Forcibly Touched Patient

Local doctor is arrested on Wednesday, police say.

A Port jefferson doctor is accused of forcibly touching a patient at his office in February.

Dr. Jacob Mathew, a neurologist, was arrested at his office located at 100 Oakland Avenue on Wednesday, police said.

According to police, Mathew, 58, inappropriately touched a female patient during a treatment visit at his office on an unspecified date in February.

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Mathew is charged with forcible touching. He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.

Police did not not release any further details on the alleged crime.

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Detectives are requesting that anyone with information to contribute to an ongoing investigation call Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652.

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