AR Doctor Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Patients

Forrest City doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting patients

On Monday, September 29, 2025, Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 61, of Forrest City, was found guilty of six counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault in St. Francis County Circuit Court. The conviction and sentencing were connected to multiple incidents of sexual assaults involving female patients. Banaji was sentenced to six years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections and ordered to pay $90,000 in fines. The investigation began in August 2023 when the Firs…

AR doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting patients

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 61-year-old doctor of Forrest City received a guilty verdict by a grand jury for sexually assaulting his patients, according to a press release from the Arkansas State Police (ASP). Dr. Sudesh Banaji was found guilty of six counts of second-degree sexual assault for inappropriate sexual contact during examinations involving female patients at his medical clinic. After an investigation was conducted in 2023, special agents wit…

Forrest City doctor found guilty of sexual assault against multiple patients, sentenced to prison

ASP received reports that Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 60, was sexually touching female patients during exams at his Forrest City clinic.

Forrest City Doctor Sentenced to Six Years for Sexually Assaulting Patients - NEA Report

FORREST CITY, Ark. — A Forrest City doctor was sentenced to six years in prison this week for sexually assaulting patients, a press release from Arkansas State Police said. On Monday, September 29, 2025, Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 61, of Forrest City, was found guilty of six counts of Second-Degree Sexual [read more...] The post Forrest City Doctor Sentenced to Six Years for Sexually Assaulting Patients appeared first on NEA Report.