A grand jury in Massachusetts, United States has indicted Dr Derrick Todd, a physician accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a decade.

The allegations include performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations, and other unwarranted medical procedures since 2010, The Independent reported.

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that Todd faces two counts of rape related to assaults on two women. He is expected to be arraigned as early as Friday. The alleged incidents occurred in December 2022 and June 2023, and investigations into his medical practices are still ongoing.

William Thompson, an attorney from the Boston firm Lubin & Meyer, which represents over 180 of the victims, indicated that the criminal case against Todd may expand as more information comes to light.

After the indictment of Dr Todd for alleged sexual assaults, attorney William Thompson expressed that it marked just the start of the criminal proceedings against him. “This fundamentally highlights a doctor misusing his position to exploit patients who trusted him for his own sexual gratification,” Thompson stated.

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The civil lawsuit against Todd is in the discovery phase.

Dr Todd, a former rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is accused in the lawsuit of having other defendants, including the hospital, aware of the alleged abuse without taking action. The hospital received anonymous complaints about Todd in April 2023, prompting an investigation that led to his dismissal in July. After this, Todd agreed to cease practicing medicine across the US.

His former workplaces have distanced themselves from him in the wake of such allegations, which involve victims ranging from teenagers to women in their 60s.