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Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, 59, of Lanham, was convicted by a jury for targeting at least two patients in his care at the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care at 10800 Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, where he was arrested last year.
Malik was taken into custody on Feb. 16, 2023 outside of his practice, and since then, eight additional victims came forward.
Malik was found guilty on Friday of two counts each of second-degree rape and fourth-degree sex offense.
A spokesperson for the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said that Malik appeared before a judge on Monday and agreed that the State has the evidence to prove his guilt in a separate case.
He entered an Alford Plea acknowledging this for eight counts of fourth-degree sex offense, one for each of eight additional victims.
Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said on Friday that he believed the verdict to be just, and that they were pleased that the doctor will face justice.
"We're happy for the victims in this case ... It takes a lot of courage to come forward and do this," he said. "These are tough cases, it's tough testimony, and I salute the bravery of the women who came forward and told the ladies and gentlemen of the jury what happened to them.
"Most doctors who practice are magnificent men and women who do wonderful things for their patients, but at the same time, sadly on some occasions, people take advantage of their position of trust and commit crimes."
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