New charges were filed against a San Francisco man accused of posing as a doctor and illegally performing medical procedures after a third alleged victim came forward recently, a district attorney’s office spokeswoman said today.
New charges were filed against a San Francisco man accused of posing as a doctor and illegally performing medical procedures after a third alleged victim came forward recently, a district attorney’s office spokeswoman said today.
Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, also known as Carlos Guzman, allegedly operated a dermatology clinic in the 2500 block of Mission Street called Derma Clinic and assumed the identity of a physician’s assistant with a name similar to his, prosecutors said.
He pleaded not guilty in December to charges stemming from allegations that he performed liposuction on a woman.
Prosecutors said last month that a second victim had come forward. That woman said Guzmangarza told her was a doctor and that he could treat her for a dermatological condition, according to police.
However, during three consultations with him, Guzmangarza allegedly touched the woman inappropriately, claiming it was part of the treatment, while also making sexually charged remarks, police said.
A third victim has now contacted authorities with new allegations, district attorney’s office spokeswoman Stephanie Ong Stillman said today.
The new charges filed in the case include practicing medicine without a license, sexual touching under false medical pretenses, sexual touching without consent, impersonation, identity theft and grand theft, Stillman said.
She said even more victims may come forward in the case.
Guzmangarza, who remains in custody, had his bail increased from $750,000 to $850,000 at a hearing on Tuesday.
He will return to court on March 5 for a status hearing in the case.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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