Las Vegas dentist accused of recording women in bathroom

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Las Vegas dentist accused of recording women in bathroom

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/23/las-vegas-dentist-accused-filming-women-bathroom/

By Cara McCoy

Updated Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 | 5:40 p.m.



A Las Vegas dentist is facing charges after allegedly setting up a video camera in his practice’s bathroom and capturing images of a female employee and another woman in various states of undress.

Dr. Mahesh Patel, 45, is charged with one count of capturing the image of the private area of another person, a gross misdemeanor. Jail records indicate he was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Monday.

According to a Metro Police report, after a female employee at the Advanced Center for Dentistry, 770 Warm Springs Road, reported to work on Jan. 11, Patel, her employer, requested her assistance with a scheduled procedure and asked her to change into her scrubs, the woman told an investigating officer.

The woman said she went into a unisex bathroom and began to change her clothes. As she bent at the waist, she noticed an object in a tissue holder. Upon further examination, she saw the object had a switch labeled “record.” She told the officer she then realized the device was a video camera; she switched the power off, removed it from the tissue holder and kept it with her, according to the police report.

The woman then went to perform the procedure with Patel. She said she noticed that during the procedure, he was “acting funny.” After the procedure was completed, Patel confronted the woman and asked where the device was, the woman told police. The woman said she asked Patel if the device belonged to him, to which he replied affirmatively. He said the device must have fallen out of his pocket, police said.

The woman said she found the device in a tissue box and that it wasn’t on the floor. Patel then apologized and said he had hidden the device so he could spy on her, the report said. The woman refused to return the device and tried to leave the building, but Patel “blocked the doorway, and continued to beg for the device back,” the report stated.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Very strange and sick....

[kizks9950]

21. a lot of them are just ignorant dolts

[MineralMan]

Not very clever, was he?

It's a lot of stupid folks out there.

[kizks9950]

22. a lot of them are just ignorant dolts

[Orrex]

2. You stay classy, Dr. Patel.

[kizks9950]

23. disgusting

[reflection]

3. She's going to own that dental clinic.

And rightfully so. Good on her. What a pervert he is.

[kizks9950]

24. fucked up assholes

[RZM]

4. Maybe this guy and Chuck Berry should hang out (n/t)

[kizks9950]

25. a true oxymoron

[KansDem]

5. It never fails to amaze me how some folks who are set in life...

...and as far as I'm concerned, a dentist since 1993 with a practice is "set in life," would pull this shit!

It never fails to amaze me...

[malaise]

7. Just to see an undressed woman

when he has a wife at home. People are beyond strange

[KansDem]

16. Really! If I were a dentist since 1993 and had an established practice...

When I'm not in the office, you'd find me lounging out by my pool and soaking up the sun while drinking vodka cocktails* and listening to Chet Baker! I'd be living la dolce vita!

I sure as hell wouldn't be screwing around with this shit like some horny adolescent!

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*My recipe: 3 oz vodka, 1 oz dry vermouth, 6-8 shakes of clear hot sauce, shaken with ice and garnished with a garlic-stuffed olive. Just the thing for hot, summer days:9

[kizks9950]

26. both

[KingFlorez]

6. He's sheer and utter filth

[kizks9950]

27. disgusting

[marmar]

8. Dude, why not just go rent an adult movie?

nt

[Rebubula]

13. Seriously.....

...the Innerwebs have dozens of sites dedicated to this fetish.

Of course, I do not know any of them......


:evilgrin:

[AngryAmish]

9. THis is a crime?

I have a lot of equipment to remove.

[Kalyke]

12. I hope you just forgot your sarcasm tag.

If you didn't, then you're a sick puppy, too.

[Rebubula]

14. that you had to ask...

...shows that your humor meter may be in need of repair.

Anyway....that would not be sarcasm.

[d_b]

10. ceiling dentist is watching you...

change clothes? :wtf:

[Bluebear]

11. That must be the "Advanced" portion of his dentistry

Idiot.

[PCIntern]

15. You know...

I went to dental school with a few weirdos...but you never knew who the real creeps were until much later. Lots of stories abound!

Xtra Creepy here...

[wegottadosomething]

17. Welcome to Las Vegas! Now pull down your pants.

Honestly, what is wrong with these perverts!!! If he wants to see some skin, why doesn't he drive a block or two and see some! It is Vegas! The bigger problem is, is that there very well may be no compensation for this victim. If you research Las Vegas Colonoscopy lawsuits, sorry I don't know how to permalink, but the meat of the story is that there were several endoscopy clinics in Las Vegas, that decided that a great way to save money would be to re-use syringes on patient's. Ultimately, several elderly male's developed HIV, and were not sexually active. Upon further investigation, the commonality between these men as a GI bleed. Several hundred people were contaminated, and many contracted Hepatitis C, as well as HIV. The patient's were not able to be compensated for their injuries, as all of the medical clinics were insured by the same Doctor, who only had a certain amount of money. I would not be surprised if the same creep that insured these Doctors holds the insurance for this Dentist...and he is tapped. Doctor's and Dentist's act this way in Las Vegas as there is no threat of a negative consequence. The worst thing that can happen to them is that they lose their license in Las Vegas...then they restart in another state. From what I say, the Doctor's are reckless in Vegas. The medical malpractice system in Vegas is virtually non-existent as the Lawyers know that there is no money to be found. So, my advice is decide what you are willing to gamble in Vegas. If it isn't your health, or your life for that matter, stay away from it! Get out! Run!

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

18. "a gross misdemeanor" Indeed. n/t

[Prof Lester]

19. Psychologically speaking..

These kinds of incidents aren't about sex or seeing someone naked. This is about power.. having an undeserved power over another person in a helpless (unknowing) situation. You could say this is a sort of personal fascism.

[kizks9950]

28. Good

[kizks9950]

20. afwafwew

[kizks9950]

29. disappointing

[apex3350]

30. swiss

[glorry]

31. Las Vegas dentist accused of recording women in bathroom

That's very ashamed of him. Being a professional how can he do that. He should be punished fairly.