Beaumont doctor s license suspended after being arrested with 20 others in October anti-human trafficking bust
The Texas Medical Board said allowing Dr. Sadiq Ali to practice medicine would pose a threat to public welfare after he was charged with underage prostitution. Author: Eleanor Skelton Updated: 4:09 PM CST December 18, 2020
BEAUMONT, Texas One of two doctors arrested in an October anti-human trafficking bust in Beaumont has been barred from practicing medicine.
The Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended Dr. Sadiq Ali s license without notice effective immediately Friday, Dec. 18, spokesperson Jarrett Schneider said in a news release.
The decision came after the board learned Beaumont Police arrested Dr. Ali and charged him with prostitution with someone under 18 years old, which is a second degree felony.
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HOOVER A Jefferson County judge granted bond to a man accused of assaulting women he met on dating apps.
The Birmingham Police Department arrested Johnathan Fitzgerald Lockett, 39, of Birmingham, after what they called an extensive investigation, which was conducted by the department’s special victim’s unit. Police say he also goes by the name “Master Lockett.”
On Friday, Nov. 20, BPD’s Crime Reduction Team arrested Lockett with the help of the Hoover Police Department. Detectives presented the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office for review. After an assessment, detectives obtained warrants for attempted rape, kidnapping, and sodomy.
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