LOS ANGELES, CA – Authorities in Los Angeles are searching for additional victims of a 42-year-old doctor accused of using job recruiting websites to lure women before allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting them, police said.
Babak Hajhosseini, a physician and founder of Wound and Burn Centers of America, was arrested in November following accusations from a woman who claimed she was raped after being drugged at his home. Hajhosseini’s medical practice operates within the Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Towers in the Beverly Grove area of Los Angeles, police added.
Investigators allege Hajhosseini used job sites to post listings offering high-paying hourly wages in an effort to attract potential victims. Once hired, authorities said, he would invite the women to work overtime hours at his residence under the pretense of professional tasks.
One victim told police Hajhosseini pressured her into drinking an alcoholic beverage, which allegedly left her unconscious. The woman said she later discovered that Hajhosseini had sexually assaulted her and recorded the encounter.
Hajhosseini was taken into custody on November 26 but was later released after posting a $2 million bond, authorities said. He was formally charged last week with multiple counts of drug-induced rape and rape of an unconscious person.
While the current charges stem from allegations made by one accuser, police believe there may be additional victims who have yet to come forward. To assist with the investigation, authorities released a photograph of Hajhosseini, hoping it would encourage other potential victims to identify him.
The Los Angeles Police Department is urging anyone with information related to the case to contact Officer Lee of the West Bureau’s Special Assault Section at 213-473-0447. Those who wish to provide anonymous tips can do so through Crime Stoppers by calling 800-222-8477 or by visiting lacrimestoppers.org.
In response to the charges, Hajhosseini’s legal team issued a statement denying the allegations and pledging to contest the accusations in court.
Attorneys from Werksman, Jackson & Quinn LLP, who are representing Hajhosseini, said in their statement that the evidence would ultimately clear their client’s name. They criticized the police department’s handling of the case, accusing authorities of making “false and salacious accusations” in their public statements about Hajhosseini.
“Dr. Hajhosseini will try his case in court, not in the media. In the courtroom, cases are decided based on evidence– not baseless innuendo,” the statement read. “There is extensive evidence proving that these allegations are false, which will be presented in court. And Dr. Hajhosseini voluntarily took a polygraph exam, which he passed. The LAPD knows this, which raises troubling questions about the integrity of its press release.”
Authorities emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing, and they continue to urge anyone who may have been targeted or has information about Hajhosseini to come forward.
Further updates on the case are expected as court proceedings continue and investigators work to determine if there are additional victims linked to the accused doctor.
