Fazlul Yusuf
Introduction
Fazlul Yusuf is a 72-year-old pediatrician from Queens, New York, who was arrested on October 27, 2026 and charged with sexually abusing two of his patients — a 15-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman — in incidents prosecutors say happened about fifteen minutes apart at his Flushing practice . He faces two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, and posted bail the same week . The NYPD’s Special Victims Squad is asking any additional victims to come forward, saying the investigation remains open .
Background Information
Yusuf ran a pediatric practice in Flushing, and prosecutors said in court papers that the office where the alleged abuse occurred was located inside his home . Police said the NYPD Special Victims Squad investigated multiple incidents involving the two female patients before taking him into custody on Tuesday morning . Most news copy spells his name “Fazul Yusuf”; the booking photo released through NYPD Crime Stoppers carries the in-frame caption “DR. FAZLUL YUSUF,” the spelling this page follows .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged, pleading not guilty. Yusuf is charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child after prosecutors say he groped a 20-year-old patient and a 15-year-old patient about fifteen minutes apart at his Flushing office. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, posted bail, and is due back in court on Friday; there is no conviction, and no public response from him yet.
According to the criminal complaint, Yusuf allegedly forced his hand under his 20-year-old patient’s shirt and rubbed the woman’s breast under her bra while saying, “You’re so beautiful, why don’t you come work for me,” at around 5:15 p.m. last Tuesday, October 20 . About fifteen minutes later, prosecutors allege, he grabbed a 15-year-old patient’s thigh and breast over her shirt and repeated the same statement to the teenager .
Yusuf was arrested by the NYPD on Tuesday, October 27, and charged with two counts of sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, police said . He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Queens criminal court that afternoon, where the judge set bail at $10,000 cash, a $30,000 insurance-company bond, or a $30,000 partially secured surety bond; online records show he posted bail and is due back in court on Friday .
Public Reaction and Consequences
The NYPD publicly asked any other potential victims to come forward, directing tips to its Sex Crimes Hotline, Crime Stoppers, or the @NYPDTips account — an appeal that in medical-provider cases typically signals investigators believe there may be additional affected patients . Prosecutors said the case remains under investigation . Yusuf has made no public statement, and no attorney for him is named in the coverage.
Current Status
Yusuf has been released from custody after posting bail following his October 27 arraignment, where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child . He is due back in Queens criminal court on Friday, October 30 . The charges are unadjudicated — he has been charged, not convicted — and the police investigation remains open, with detectives still soliciting potential additional victims .
Impact on Their Career/Life
A practicing children’s doctor of decades’ standing now faces sex-crime charges alleging he abused two patients inside his own examination room, one of them a minor . Neither the state medical board nor his practice has announced any action in the coverage to date, and with bail posted his court fight now runs ahead of any professional consequence. The NYPD’s standing appeal for more victims means the two complainants may not be the last, and each new disclosure would land on a practice whose waiting room was, per prosecutors, his own home .
Sources
- “NYC doctor, 72, busted for groping two female patients, including 15-year-old girl: cops” — New York Post: source
- “Queens pediatrician charged with sexual abuse of teen patient, prosecutors say” — ABC7 New York: source
- “Queens Pediatrician Fazul Yusuf Charged With Sexual Abuse” — Hoodline: source
- NY Post on X, October 28, 2026: source
- News 12 broadcast graphic (og:image), NYPD Crime Stoppers caption “DR. FAZLUL YUSUF”: source