NEW YORK — A prominent surgeon allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint in his apartment, according to an indictment from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Dr. Maurizio Miglietta, 56, a professor of surgery at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, an honorary police surgeon for the NYPD and a former consultant for the U.S. Secret Service, pleaded not guilty to rape, attempted rape and other charges.<\/p>\n
Miglietta met the 28-year-old alleged victim through a networking event in the medical field, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n
The indictment says the woman allegedly went to Miglietta’s Financial District apartment on June 5 expecting to discuss her business ventures.<\/p>\n
Miglietta allegedly kissed her without her consent, and when she attempted to push him away, he lifted his shirt and displayed a firearm that he said was loaded, the indictment said.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said that, as the woman allegedly repeatedly said “no,” Miglietta put the gun on a coffee table next to the woman’s head before orally raping her and attempting to vaginally rape her.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, the woman was able to escape, claiming she had a meeting she could not miss.<\/p>\n
“As alleged, this prominent doctor used his position to lure a woman to his apartment under the guise of professional networking and mentorship,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a press release. “Instead, he allegedly displayed a firearm that he said was loaded, and sexually assaulted her as she repeatedly said no.”<\/p>\n
The investigation is ongoing. The district attorney’s office asked anyone with information about similar assaults to call the Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373.<\/p>\n
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