Royal Oak pediatric neurologist had sex with human trafficking victims in exchange for free health care, prosecutors say.

Text messages allegedly reveal the doctor was unhappy with one of the trafficked sex workers and apparently asked that she be ...

A Royal Oak doctor is accused of having sex with woman trapped in a sex trafficking ring and threatening a trafficked woman’s ...

A 47-year-old doctor from Royal Oak who allegedly ransomed health care to exploit victims is facing human trafficking and ...

Velugubanti is charged with human trafficking enterprise resulting in injury/commercial sexual activity, a felony punishable ...

A Royal Oak neurologist, Gireesh Velugubanti, is charged with human trafficking and drug possession, linked to the Sonesta ...

The Southfield neurologist allegedly traded commercial sex for free medical care is also accused of arranging drugs for ...

Dr. Gireesh Velugubanti, 49, of Royal Oak, was allegedly a customer of a human trafficking ring operating out of the Sonesta ...

According to police investigations, he effectively ransomed health care in order to exploit one or more victims. The first ...

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Michigan pediatric neurologist Gireesh Velugubanti, MD, was ...

"The first rule of the medical profession is to ‘do no harm.’ There are few things a doctor can do more harmful than to allegedly expect sex as a condition for care," Prosecutor Karen McDonald said.