Doctor Found Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assault of Patients; Enters Plea Acknowledging Enough Evidence to Prove Guilt in Separate Case

According to the Montgomery County State’s Attirney’s Office, “In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable Theresa Chernosky, a jury has found defendant, Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, 59, of Lanham, guilty of two counts of second-degree rape and two counts of fourth-degree sex offense for assaults on two of his patients.

The verdict came in Friday, January 26, 2024. Today, the defendant appeared before Judge Chernosky and agreed that the State has the evidence to prove his guilt in a separate case. He entered a plea acknowledging this for eight counts of fourth-degree sex offense, one for each of eight additional victims. (This is known as an Alford plea)

The defendant was taken into custody on Thursday February 16, 2023, outside of his medical practice, the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care located at 10800 Lockwood Dr. in Silver Spring.  Dr. Malik groped, inappropriately touched, and sexually assaulted two patients during routine examinations at the Lockwood Dr. location. Following the report of his arrest, the eight additional victims came forward.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 12, 2024. The court will consider the crimes committed against all ten victims. Malik faces up to 42 years of executed prison time.

Assistant State’s Attorneys Ashley Inderfurth and Christina Ferris are prosecuting this case.”