NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The Uptown plastic surgeon accused of rape, video voyeurism and child pornography in a high-profile indictment has filed new court documents claiming his innocence.
Dr. Alireza Sadeghi, founder of the Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Center on Prytania Street, was indicted May 12 on the above charges. He has maintained his innocence from Day 1 and says it all stems from a bitter personal dispute with the person who has accused him.
Sadeghi has not been charged with child pornography, but prosecutors made the allegations out loud in court during a hearing on the voyeurism and rape charges.
The new court documents say that the photographs the prosecutors characterized as child pornography were “innocent snapshots, primarily of Dr. Sadeghi’s children taken when they were infants and toddlers.”
The photos that prompted voyeurism charges, according to new court filings, were before and after pictures of patients.
Sadeghi’s lawyers said the patients approved the photos and that these allegations are an attempt to tarnish Sadeghi’s reputation.