ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Four women gave powerful victim impact statements during the sentencing of an Oakland County doctor who secretly recorded and assaulted former patients and others.
Dr. Oumair Aejaz was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 2, to 35-60 years in prison for multiple sexual assault and child porn charges. He is also required to register as a lifetime sex offender.
In October, Aejaz pleaded no contest to 31 counts of sexual misconduct involving victims ranging from adults to a child as young as two years old.
Aejaz did not speak at his sentencing due to his no-contest plea, but four women spoke before the judge made her decision.
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The first woman to speak described herself as a social butterfly who enjoyed going out and traveling. She said she always had an itch for adventure and spontaneity and faced life with a “go with the flow” approach, but that changed after Aejaz.
She told the courtroom she started experiencing severe physical and mental symptoms, including panic attacks, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors.
“Crying was a daily occurrence. I was lucky if I made it through the whole day without crying at least four times,” she said. “When I only cried once a day, I felt blessed.”
She continues to struggle, having trouble sleeping, nightmares, anxiety, and physical reactions like shaking and rashes.
She began isolating herself from others, feeling tainted and damaged, and mourning the loss of her former life.
“The social butterfly had its wings ripped off,” she said. “I was not living. I was not dead. I was in a progressive purgatory.”
The second woman to speak described her experience as being trapped in a documentary she never agreed to be a part of that “plays endlessly with no pause, no rewind and no escape.”
She said she felt disconnected from herself.
All three women spoke about their anxieties about going into public and areas they once felt were safe.
The third woman said the panic attacks had caused her to miss work and classes and that the trauma had impacted nearly all aspects of her life.
“This monster took advantage of me, the children and so many other individuals,” she said. “I did not consent to being recorded and have felt, and will continue to feel, violated.”
She told Aejaz that while she still struggles with mental health, she felt vindicated in helping put him behind bars.
“I can walk around and have freedom while you’re locked in a room for years. I can live freely knowing that you cannot record any more individuals or violate anyone anymore,” she said. “The cameras are all on you now.”
Investigation into Aejaz
In August 2024, authorities launched an investigation into Aejaz following a tip-off from his wife.
A search warrant recovered six computers, four cell phones and 15 hard drives. One hard drive reportedly contained over 13,000 videos Aejaz recorded over the last six years.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office described one video as being a recording of “a woman is basically unconscious in a hospital bed and he’s violating her.”
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Aejaz, a contracted worker at two hospitals, was charged with various counts related to secretly recording individuals, including minors, at hospitals, a swim school and private homes.
Authorities said his wife contacted police after she discovered videos of women undressing and recordings of their young sons.