PA Doctor Tried To Remove Patient's Underwear, Police Charge

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — A Pennsylvania doctor has been accused of trying to pull down a patient's underwear and touching her inappropriately during a treatment for Lyme Disease, said state police.

The Lancaster County doctor has been charged with two counts of indecent assault, after state police said he inappropriately touched the female patient during a visit at his Bart Township office.

Police said the victim fell asleep during a Sept. 30 visit and awoke to find Vladimir Iakomi, 64, “aggressively rubbing and squeezing the victim’s lower back and buttock area," a report from PennLive said. The woman said she had visited his office earlier that week for Lyme Disease and an autoimmune disorder, and he prescribed her IV "vitamin boosters," the report said.

According to PennLive, the woman said Iakomi asked, "does this feel good?" while touching and squeezing her lower back and buttocks, then "pulled up her dress, touched her upper thigh and tried to pull down her underwear."

The Plain Community Health Care Network, which Iakomi is part of, focuses on serving Old Order Amish and Mennonite communities according to online records.

Iakomi, of Lititz, faces a charge of indecent assault without consent, and indecent assault of an unconscious person, according to court records. A preliminary court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 13.