Beverly Hills plastic surgeon accused of drugging, raping woman as cops search for more victims
A prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has been accused of drugging, raping and recording a woman while she was unconscious.
Babak Hajhosseini, 42, was arrested on November 26 after a woman reported the founder of the Wound and Burn Centers of America to police.
Only one woman has come forward so far, but police have reason to believe there are more victims and are urging them to come forward.
Hajhosseini allegedly used job recruiting websites to lure women to his home, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) alleged. He boasted that he had treated residents of some of the city’s most upscale neighborhoods.
The LAPD wrote in a statement: “Hajhosseini used job recruiting websites and offered high hourly wages to locate and entice potential victims.
“He then invited the potential victims to his home to work overtime.”
The alleged victim told police that Hajhosseini forced her to drink an alcoholic drink that caused her to lose consciousness.
Hajhosseini was granted bail three days after his November arrest after his $2 million bond was posted. On December 23, the Public Prosecution Service filed several charges against him.
Babak Hajhosseini, 42, was arrested on November 26 for allegedly drugging and raping a woman. Police are now looking for other victims
Hajhosseini is the founder of the Wound and Burn Centers of America, headquartered in the busy Beverly Grove area
These include two counts of rape by use of drugs, one count of rape of an unconscious or sleeping person, one count of oral copulation by use of anesthesia or controlled substances, and four counts of oral copulation of an unconscious or sleeping person.
The Wound and Burn Centers of America’s headquarters are in the Cedar-Sinai Medical Office Towers, located in the upscale Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, where the average home cost is $1.9 million, according to Redfin.
Hajhosseini Burn Center is the “world’s largest provider of wound healing services,” according to the agency’s website.
The center provides care throughout Southern California, including the city of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Malibu, Orange County, Inland Empire and Catalina Island.
Hajhosseini allegedly used job recruitment websites to lure women to his home. He was released from prison just three days after his arrest
Hajhosseini belongs to several medical associations, including the Wound Healing Society, American Burn Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons, according to the burn center’s website.
The accused surgeon “has undergone 16 years of rigorous medical education and training.” He founded the Wound and Burn Centers of America in 2022.
According to his Facebook page, Hajhosseini did his residency at the prestigious Stanford Medicine in California and was a clinical fellow at Stony Brook Medicine, located on Long Island, New York.