NYC neurologist sexually abused patients under guise of massages: DA

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-14 · by Kyle Schnitzer
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Dr. Tariq Lamki, a Manhattan neurologist, was charged with sexually abusing two female patients under the pretense of giving them massages at his practice, 14th Street Medical Arts. The alleged incidents occurred on August 25 and September 2, involving one patient being groped during an appointment for migraine relief and another assaulted while receiving a back massage. Lamki pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching; bail was set at $25,000 by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Cori Weston.
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Dr. Tariq Lamki, a 51-year-old neurologist in Manhattan, was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for sexually abusing two of his patients under the guise of providing massages at 14th Street Medical Arts near Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village. According to prosecutors, the incidents occurred on August 25 and September 2, 2026, involving a 32-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman respectively. On August 25, Lamki told one of his patients to lie down on an examination table to relieve physical stress after she complained of a migraine and dizziness before sexually abusing her. The second victim was subjected to similar treatment on September 2 when he brought her into the exam room and began touching her inappropriately. Prosecutors stated that Lamki offered to give massages at his home or off-hours to the victims as part of his alleged abuse tactics.

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🔮 On August 25, the creep told the victim to lie on her back on the examination table so he could “relieve physical stress” after she complained of a migraine and dizziness, according to the indictment against Lamki.
🔮 But a married Farwell — who allegedly began sexually abusing Birchmore when she was just 15 — made “a complete 180” in the days leading up to Birchmore’s Feb. 1, 2021, murder, no longer acting angry toward her, the prosecutor claimed. “He lulled her into feeling safe so that he could kill her,” Cummings said.
🔮 Families of the three men murdered by New York City’s notorious hooker from hell slammed her as a heartless brute Tuesday — after the diabolical fiend was slapped with a sentence that will land her behind bars for decades.
🔮 “God willing, when you are released, you will be able to make a positive impact on the community,” the cop added.
🔮 They then allegedly had oral sex and LoGuidice ordered the patient to “not tell anyone” because he would get in trouble, according to Khoury-Yacoub.
🔮 I did it until she couldn’t hit me anymore.”
🔮 “All that remains for us are the memories of the beauty of his life and the hope that the love he gave will not be lost,” Renato Giri, Davide’s father, said through an interpreter in Manhattan Supreme Court.
🔮 The strange shenanigans could end up shedding light on the motivations of mysterious “mole people” spotted popping out of sewers — as Reveron admitted to fishing for gold in the city’s steamy depths, prosecutors said.
🔮 Farber sentenced Weinstein to 15 years in lockup — where the disgraced Hollywood mogul could die behind bars — after prosecutors said they had recordings of him offering a podcaster $1.75m to release videos of witnesses “to contaminate the jury pool and to reach the jurors before and after the trial.”
🔮 Jennifer Ayala, 36, knifed beau Pedersin Pelissier, 36, in the chest in her East Flatbush home around 6:50 a.m. Saturday because he “would not stop hitting her,” she told police, according to the criminal complaint.
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Topics

14th Street Medical Arts Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Bureau Manhattan Manhattan Supreme Court the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

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Lamki PERSON · 9× Manhattan GPE · 2× 14th Street Medical Arts ORG · 1× Alvin Bragg PERSON · 1× Cori Weston PERSON · 1× George Vomvolakis PERSON · 1× Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Bureau ORG · 1× Manhattan Supreme Court ORG · 1× Tariq Lamki PERSON · 1× the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office ORG · 1×

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Dr. Tariq Lamki, 51, was indicted this week on charges tied to the alleged attacks at his practice, 14th Street Medical Arts, located near Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
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🔮 On August 25, the creep told the victim to lie on her back on the examination table so he could “relieve physical stress” after she complained of a migraine and dizziness, according to the indictment against Lamki.
2026-10-14 · New York Post
NYC neurologist sexually abused patients under guise of massages: DA · mixed framing

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A Manhattan neurologist was charged with sexually abusing two of his patients under the guise of giving them massages in a closed-door examination room, prosecutors said. asserted
prosecutors → charge → room
Dr. Tariq Lamki, 51, was indicted this week on charges tied to the alleged attacks at his practice, 14th Street Medical Arts, located near Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. asserted
Office → indict → Town
Prosecutors said the depraved doctor sexually abused two patients, a 32-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman, in a span of just over a week in August and September. asserted
doctor → say → August
On August 25, the creep told the victim to lie on her back on the examination table so he could “relieve physical stress” after she complained of a migraine and dizziness, according to the indictment against Lamki. uncertain
she → tell → Lamki
He then allegedly started inappropriately touching the victim’s body, including her private parts, before she overpowered the doctor and sat up, the court documents state. uncertain
documents → start → doctor
The sicko still offered to “go to your house and give you massages,” anything he was off the clock, to the disgusted victim, according to prosecutors. uncertain
he → offer → prosecutors
Then on September 2, Lamki allegedly brought the second victim into the exam room where he started massaging her back — only to then touch her buttocks and slip his hands under her skirt, the indictment said. uncertain
indictment → bring → skirt
The victim attempted to stand up but was unable to because Lamki had his weight on top of her, according to prosecutors. uncertain
Lamki → attempt → prosecutors
Lamki then allegedly instructed her to lie on her back, grabbed her breasts and continued to fondle her private parts, the court documents state. uncertain
documents → instruct → parts
The abuse only ended when the doctor moved the victim upright and then told her to consider using a “vaginal wand” to help relieve neurological pain, prosecutors claimed. asserted
prosecutors → end → pain
The victim allegedly recorded the entire interaction where she can be heard swatting at Lamki while telling him that her pain was “not there” as he sexually abused her, according to prosecutors. uncertain
he → record → prosecutors
Lamki is charged with two counts each of first-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse. asserted
Lamki → charge → abuse
He pleaded not guilty to the charges before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Cori Weston, who set bail at $25,000, court records show. asserted
records → plead → 25,000
Prosecutors had sought to lock Lamki up on $100,000 cash bail. asserted
Prosecutors → seek → bail
“A doctor’s appointment should never end in sexual abuse,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said said in a statement. asserted
Bragg → end → statement
I urge anyone who has been assaulted by a doctor to call our Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Bureau at 212-335-4308.” asserted
who → urge → 4308
Lamki’s attorney, George Vomvolakis, and 14th Street Medical Arts did not immediately return requests for comment. asserted
attorney → return → comment
If convicted of first-degree sexual abuse, Lamki faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. asserted
Lamki → convict → prison
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