Frederick pediatrician indicted on rape charge involving patient

A grand jury indicted a Frederick pediatrician after he allegedly sexually assaulted an 18-year-old female patient. 

Dr. Ernesto Torres, 68, who practices family medicine at 188 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 202, was indicted by a grand jury Friday on charges of second-degree rape, second-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense, according to a press release from the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office and Frederick Police Department. 

Will Cockey, a spokesman with the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, confirmed that multiple concerned parents have come forward since the arrest was announced Tuesday morning. Detectives with the Frederick Police Department are continuing to field calls in the case, Cockey said.

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