OLNEY, MD – A surgical assistant working at the Olney Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a patient. Police say 47-year-old Mir Asadullah Naqvi was charged on Wednesday and believe this might not be his first time assaulting patients.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigation Division reported today that Mir Asadullah Naqvi is alleged to have sexually assaulted a patient following a surgical procedure at the Olney Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on Monday, April 5, 2021. The female victim immediately reported the assault and evidence was collected that SVID detectives were eventually able to connect to Naqvi.
Based on evidence collected during an investigation, a warrant for Naqvi’s arrest was filed on May 5, 2022. Naqvi was arrested on Wednesday, May 18.
47-year-old Naqvi of Ellicott City has been charged with second-degree sexual assault and third- and fourth-degree sexual offenses. Naqvi is currently being held in the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he awaits a bond hearing.
Detectives believe that there may be additional victims of Mir Asadullah Naqvi that have not contacted police. Detectives are urging victims to contact the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400.