11/5/2022
A Boston doctor who unknowingly told an undercover officer he was “just not in the mood to get arrested today” has been detained in a federal child sex trafficking sting, a report says.
Sadeq Quraishi, an anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center, is now facing a charge of attempted sex trafficking of a child after allegedly agreeing to pay $250 to have sex with an imaginary underage girl, according to WFXT.
“When we learned today of the disturbing allegations made against Dr. Quraishi, we immediately suspended his medical staff privileges, and he has been placed on leave while we await further information from law enforcement,” the Boston hospital said in a statement.
The alleged events that led up to Quraishi’s arrest began when he responded to an online ad showing what appeared to be two 18-year-old females that described them as “beautiful flowers” who were “Travelin’ thru town on a lil roadtrip!”
The undercover officer monitoring the ad then told Quraishi through text messaging that the teens were actually 12 and 14 years old and available for sex in exchange for money
Both parties reportedly asked each other if they were police officers before Quraishi ultimately agreed to pay $250 for a sexual encounter with one of the girls in the ad, WFXT reported, citing an officer from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations department.
The doctor was arrested when he showed up at a Boston hotel and paid an undercover officer $250 for a keycard. The doctor also indicated while being taken into custody that he had paid for sex in the past, WFXT also reported, citing the court documents. Quraishi is now being held without bail.
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