Michigan State University police are investigating three additional reports involving former medical resident Arpit Saxena, expanding an investigation that has already resulted in sexual assault charges involving two patients.
The three additional reports are being evaluated and investigated by law enforcement, MSU's Department of Police and Public Safety said in a Sept. 25 news release. Police did not say when the alleged incidents occurred, what conduct was reported or whether the three reports involve three separate patients, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation.
"DPPS remains committed to ensuring individuals who come forward are treated with dignity, respect, compassion and pursuing every available avenue to ensure community safety
and accountability," the news release said.
Saxena, 39, was charged Sept. 3 by the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office with three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct stemming from accusations by two patients treated April 3 and April 4, 2025, at the MSU Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Clinic on South Hagadorn Road.
A woman called 911 on April 3, 2025, to report that Saxena assaulted her during medical treatment at the clinic. MSU police notified the university's Human Resources Department and Office of Civil Rights the morning of April 4, according to MSU. The university did not remove Saxena from patient-facing care until several days later.
During that period, Saxena is accused of assaulting a second patient under the guise of medical treatment, according to a notice of intent to sue filed with the Michigan Court of Claims.
The second patient was scheduled for a "non-sensitive" examination of her hip, but instead, found herself alone in a room with Saxena, who did not obtain consent to examine her genital area and did not ask whether she would like a chaperone to accompany them, the notice said.
"Dr. Saxena began to rub and massage Claimant's clitoris and vagina," the court notice says. "Dr. Saxena inserted a bare, gloveless finger into Claimant's vagina."
Saxena treated 105 patients from July 2024 to April 2025, a university spokesperson said.
It's unclear where Saxena lived between April 3, 2025, when police began investigating the first sexual assault allegation, and when the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office charged him in September. He was detained Sept. 10 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as he tried to flee the country, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told the Detroit Free Press.
Saxena was arraigned remotely while in custody at the Ingham County Jail on Sept. 25 and his bond was set at $2 million, Nicole Evans, a court administrator for 54-B District Court, said in an email. He has been ordered to surrender his driver's license and passport and is prohibited from having contact with the victims, the MSU news release said.
Saxena is scheduled to appear via Zoom for a bond modification hearing on Sept. 28, she said, and a pre-examination conference is scheduled for Oct. 9, followed by a preliminary examination on Oct. 15.
2nd patient says assault could have been prevented
The Detroit Free Press previously spoke with the attorney who represents the second victim in the sexual assault case. Lawrence P. Nolan said his client was devastated following her appointment with Saxena and told her roommate: "'I think I've just been raped.' She was crying, hysterical."
Nolan filed a notice of intent to sue in November 2025 with the Michigan Court of Claims on behalf of his client, "preserving her right" to sue Saxena, MSU and its Board of Trustees, the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the clinic. The Detroit Free Press does not name victims of sexual assault.
It took his client more than a month to report it because of the trust she and many others have for physicians, he said. She returned to the MSU clinic in late May 2025 and asked another doctor on staff whether Saxena's treatment had been appropriate.
"She asked him, 'This isn't right, is it?'" Nolan said. "She wondered, 'Is there something I did to cause the male defendant to rape me?' The victim always wonders, 'What did I do to cause this?' And the simple answer is nothing."
Learning that another patient had reported Saxena before his client's appointment has added to her distress: "It was a situation that could have been prevented," he said.
Anyone with concerns about their treatment under Saxena's care is urged to call the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety hotline at 844-996-7873 or send an email to tips@police.msu.edu. Support and resources are available through the Center for Survivors by calling 517-372-6666.
Contact Adrienne Roberts: amroberts@freepress.com
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