NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City child psychiatrist has been convicted of sexually abusing a 16-year-old patient during two therapy sessions.
Queens District Attorney Brown in a statement said Dr. Raj Danthuluri was convicted Monday of endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree sex abuse after a non-jury trial by a Queens judge.
The 40-year-old Hicksville, Long Island resident has medical offices in Rego Park, Queens. His attorney, Joseph Hanse, did not immediately return a call for comment Tuesday.
Authorities say the 16-year-old patient told her mother the doctor had engaged in inappropriate sexual touching during visits in May and July, 2007.
The doctor could face up to one year in jail when he is sentenced on February 13, 2009. He will also register as a sex offender.
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