Police arrested Hassan Khan more than a year after the first patient reported an alleged encounter during a medical examination.
CHANDLER, AZ — A Chandler doctor faces felony sexual assault and sexual abuse charges after two women told police he initiated sexual contact during appointments at his medical practice, according to court records released after his July 8 arrest.
Hassan Khan, 48, worked at American Medical Associates near Chandler Boulevard and Cooper Road when the alleged encounters occurred in January and February 2025. Police arrested him at his Gilbert home following an investigation that began when the first woman contacted authorities. Khan has since posted a $75,000 cash bond. His attorney said one relationship was consensual and questioned the accusations during Khan’s initial court proceedings.
The first reported encounter occurred Feb. 6, 2025, when a woman visited Khan because she was experiencing back pain, court records said. She told investigators that Khan began a physical examination that initially appeared routine but became sexual. The woman alleged that he lowered part of her clothing, touched her inappropriately and pressed his clothed body against her arm. She said Khan apologized after she questioned his actions. The woman contacted Chandler police the following day and participated in a forensic interview and examination. DNA testing conducted during the investigation did not produce a conclusive result. Police said Khan later contacted the woman by telephone and text message. According to court records, he apologized, asked for forgiveness and made personal claims about his marriage while discussing the alleged encounter.
The second woman told police she saw Khan on Jan. 20, 2025, for swollen lymph nodes. She alleged that he loosened her clothing and performed a sexual act after asking whether she minded. Records said the contact began during the medical appointment and was followed by a relationship outside the clinic. The woman later contacted police after reporting that she suffered medical consequences and contracted sexually transmitted infections. Investigators have not publicly released medical records confirming the source of those infections. Khan’s defense attorney described the later relationship as consensual. Police, however, treated the conduct alleged inside the examination room as part of their criminal investigation. Authorities said both women reported receiving communications from a personal or unlisted telephone number connected to Khan after their appointments.
Investigators noted similarities between the women’s accounts, according to court records. Both described Khan asking a similar question before initiating contact, communicating from a number that was not publicly listed and discussing his wife’s sexuality. The women reported separate encounters during appointments for different health concerns, and there is no public indication that they knew each other before speaking with police. One contacted authorities shortly after her appointment. The other came forward months later. Chandler police have not announced evidence linking Khan to additional alleged victims. The department said the investigation remains open and asked anyone with relevant information to contact detectives. Police have not disclosed whether investigators searched the Chandler office, seized business records or interviewed other patients or employees.
Officers contacted Khan at his Gilbert home on July 8. Police said he confirmed that a telephone number identified during the investigation belonged to him but declined to answer further questions. Officers then arrested him. News organizations have described the filed allegations as one felony count of sexual assault and one felony count of sexual abuse, although one initial account characterized the arrest as involving two sexual abuse counts. The precise charging language will be established through the court record as the case moves forward. Criminal charges are allegations, and Khan has not been convicted. His plea was not immediately available in the initial reports. Prosecutors must prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt if the case proceeds to trial.
During a bond hearing July 9, Khan’s attorney argued that at least one of the encounters involved a consensual relationship. “This involves a relationship, a consensual relationship,” the attorney told the judge. He acknowledged that a sexual relationship between a physician and patient could raise ethical concerns but disputed that the conduct amounted to a crime. In a separate argument, the attorney suggested that an accuser might be seeking an advantage in a malpractice case, while also telling the court he had not yet reviewed all the documents. After a brief recess, the attorney said he and Khan had not known that police were investigating allegations involving two women. No publicly released record shows that either woman filed a malpractice lawsuit.
The judge set Khan’s release at a $75,000 cash bond. Khan posted the bond and was released from custody, according to local reports. The court also ordered him to surrender his passport after concerns were raised about a possible flight risk. Any additional release conditions, including limits on travel, contact with the women or medical work, were not fully detailed in the reports available Thursday. Khan is scheduled to return to court July 15. That appearance could address the status of the charges, future hearing dates and conditions governing his release while the case is pending.
Khan told investigators that he had communicated with the Arizona Medical Board about the allegations, according to court records. The board’s public listing showed his medical license as active after his arrest. An active listing does not indicate whether the board has opened a confidential investigation, and no public disciplinary order related to the current allegations had been identified. Licensing proceedings are separate from criminal cases and can follow different timelines and standards. The board may review police reports, patient complaints, medical records and statements from the physician before deciding whether to take public action. Possible board proceedings and their timing remained unknown Friday.
American Medical Associates did not publicly respond to requests for comment cited by several Phoenix-area news organizations. Reporters who contacted or visited the Chandler office said no representative was available to discuss Khan’s employment, patient schedule or whether the practice had imposed restrictions after his arrest. It also remained unclear whether Khan continued seeing patients during the police investigation or after the women made their reports in 2025. The clinic is located in a commercial area near two major Chandler roads and provides general medical services. Police have not accused the practice or other employees of wrongdoing.
The investigation stretched for more than a year after the woman who reported the February 2025 encounter first contacted police. During that period, detectives collected her statement, arranged a forensic examination, reviewed communications and later interviewed the second woman. The inconclusive DNA result did not end the case. Investigators instead continued examining the women’s accounts and the alleged similarities between them. Authorities have not said when police first identified Khan as a suspect, when prosecutors reviewed the case or why the arrest occurred in July 2026. No grand jury proceedings or indictment had been publicly announced as of Friday.
The case now moves into its early court phase, where prosecutors may amend, add or dismiss charges after reviewing the available evidence. Khan’s defense can challenge the women’s accounts, the interpretation of messages, the circumstances of police interviews and the legal distinction between consensual conduct and assault. Prosecutors may seek testimony from the women, investigators, medical professionals and people familiar with the communications described in court records. The court could also consider requests to protect private medical information. No trial date has been set, and authorities have not said whether additional forensic testing or interviews are planned.
Khan remained out of custody Friday under the court-approved bond conditions. The next scheduled milestone is his July 15 court appearance, while Chandler police continue accepting information connected to the allegations and the Arizona Medical Board considers any licensing issues arising from the case.
Author note: Last updated July 10, 2026.