Derrick Todd, doctor accused of rape, assault of patients, faces 81 new charges, Suffolk County DA says
By Veronica Haynes
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BOSTON (WCVB) — A Massachusetts doctor who was previously indicted on charges he raped or assaulted more than a dozen patients is facing more than 80 new charges, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Dr. Derrick Todd, 52, of Wayland, is a rheumatologist who formerly practiced at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Faulkner Hospital in Boston.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Tuesday that a grand jury indicted Todd on 81 new charges involving 22 victims aged 17 to 56. The charges include 21 counts of rape, 59 counts of indecent assault and battery and one count of assault with intent to rape.
“Make no mistake, the allegations contained in these indictments outline serial sexual crimes that have little or no equivalent in the history of Suffolk County,” Hayden said. “Simply put, the scale of victimization and the magnitude of trauma left in the wake of these allegations is something we have never encountered.”
The incidents allegedly occurred at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain and at the Hale Building of Brigham and Women’s in Boston between 2017 and 2023.
“He preyed upon their vulnerability. Dr. Todd violated and betrayed their hope and trust. Time after time after time, he did so in ways that are quite simply, almost unimaginable,” Hayden said.
Todd will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on a date to be determined.
Mass General Brigham said it “first reported Dr. Todd to law enforcement” during the hospital’s internal investigation, after receiving anonymous complaints.
“We are deeply distressed to learn of the depth and breadth of harm reflected in these new indictments,” Mass General Brigham said in a statement. “We will continue to provide support and respond to our patients’ needs during this challenging time.”
Todd’s defense attorney said as of Tuesday afternoon, the office had “not received any information from the DA’s office about the details of these charges, so we are not able to comment at this time.”
Last month, Todd was indicted in Middlesex County on three counts of rape and 17 counts of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over. The charges involve 11 victims, ranging in age from 20 to 60.
Todd conducted unnecessary and excessively prolonged pelvic and breast examinations, performed procedures for which he lacked appropriate training or certification, and engaged in conduct that was outside the accepted standards of medical care, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
Todd was accused of sexually assaulting patients between 2021 and 2023 while acting as a rheumatologist and primary care physician at Charles River Medical Associates. In 2025, Todd pleaded not guilty to charges he raped two women during medical exams at the Framingham office.
In March, Todd’s attorneys denied the allegations.
“These are just allegations, and no finder of fact has determined that our client is guilty of any crime. We look forward to receiving the details surrounding these new allegations and we intend to vigorously defend our client’s innocence,” Todd’s attorneys Ingrid Martin and Liana LaMattina said in a statement.
“We are deeply troubled and saddened by these disturbing incidents and recognize the courage it took for these patients to come forward,” a Charles River Medical Associates a spokesperson said in a statement. “Over the past two years, we have reached out to patients to provide them with an opportunity to report any concerns they have about care they received from Dr. Todd, and we remain committed to keeping these channels of communication open.”
More than 270 former patients are plaintiffs in a class-action civil suit that is moving forward against Todd and his superiors, according to lead counsel Bill Thompson of Lubin & Meyer. Todd has denied the allegations.
In 2025, several of Todd’s former patients called for Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a bill that would require trained chaperones to be offered for all sensitive medical exams unless a patient declines them.
The women believe a chaperone could have protected them from the sexual violence after they say they were tricked into giving their consent to undergo pelvic exams because Todd told them it was medically necessary.
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