Mistrial declared in case of Montgomery County ICU doctor accused of raping young girl

 

ROCKVILLE, Md. (ABC7) — The evidence compiled against a respected physician accused of raping a young girl was not convincing enough for a jury to issue a guilty verdict.

Virendra Saxena, 61, of Darnestown, Maryland, had been facing more than 120 years in prison on a slew of sexual abuse charges. At the time of his arrest in February, Saxena was working as a contracted ICU physician at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville.

The alleged victim, who was not a patient, told investigators Saxena used pencils, pens, a hairbrush and his fingers to sexually assault her — often while he looked at pornography. The abuse is said to have spanned from 1987 until 2004....

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