A Michigan court has sentenced Indian origin doctor Oumair Aejaz to between 35 and 60 years in prison on December 2, 2025. The sentencing followed a months long investigation that uncovered thousands of secret recordings of women, children and even members of his own family. The discovery left the community shocked because the abuse was carried out over several years by someone trusted as a physician.
While announcing the sentence on December 2, the judge said Aejaz had harmed countless people and betrayed the trust placed in him. The judge added that no punishment could fully heal the emotional wounds suffered by victims but stressed that the prison term was necessary to protect the public from someone who acted with such intention and frequency.
The case first came to light in August 2024 when Aejaz’s wife found disturbing recordings at their home. She discovered videos of herself, their two young children and female relatives. Her immediate complaint led to a police investigation. When officers executed a search warrant, they found six computers, four phones and 15 storage devices containing more than 13,000 videos. Investigators said many recordings dated back nearly six years, which means the misconduct could have begun around 2018 or 2019.
As investigators reviewed the files, they discovered that Aejaz had secretly filmed patients while working at hospitals where he held privileges. The recordings also came from a children’s swim school where parents and young children were filmed inside changing rooms. These revelations widened the scope of the case and led prosecutors to file 31 charges, including criminal sexual conduct, child sexually abusive commercial activity and using a computer to commit a crime. He entered a no contest plea to these charges in October 2025.
During the December 2 hearing, several victims appeared in court to address him directly. One mother said she still struggles to enter a public changing room after learning that her child had been recorded during a routine swim class. Another victim said the discovery shattered her sense of safety and trust in medical professionals. Many described the fear, discomfort and long term anxiety caused by his actions.
Prosecutors said Aejaz used the authority of his medical position to access people in their most vulnerable moments. They described it as one of the most serious breaches of professional responsibility the county had ever seen. The sentencing ensures he will remain behind bars for decades. Investigators continue reviewing evidence due to the massive number of files, and civil lawsuits filed in 2025 allege that he also assaulted some women during hospital visits.
(Rh/ARC/MSM)
