{"id":14596,"date":"2026-06-12T18:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14596"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:01:43","slug":"riverside-doctor-from-newport-beach-loses-license-after-admitting-sexually-assaulting-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14596","title":{"rendered":"Riverside doctor from Newport Beach loses license after admitting sexually assaulting patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A doctor from Newport Beach who operated a skin-care clinic in Riverside will be permanently banned from practicing medicine under a plea bargain reached this week in a case where he was accused of sexually assaulting patients, the Riverside County District Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14594\">Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam Sannoufi, 55, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 8, to three counts of sexual battery involving an unconscious person, all misdemeanors. In exchange, nine felony counts were dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>The plea came as the case\u2019s trial was about to begin at the Riverside Hall of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Superior Court Judge Joshlyn Pulliam sentenced Sannoufi to two years of probation. Pulliam also ordered him to pay restitution and to register as a sex offender, an act that prohibits Sannoufi from holding a medical license.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was paramount to our office that we made sure that this defendant was convicted and that, with this plea, he must register as a sex offender for life and have his medical license permanently revoked for life,\u201d said John Hall, a spokesman for the District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of the victims included in the counts he pled guilty to were satisfied that justice was done and that this defendant would never treat another patient, as well as be a lifetime convicted sex offender,\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14589\">Where to find Love Island USA watch parties in Southern California<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the victims were reluctant to cooperate, Hall said, including one who refused to testify. State law prohibits forcing alleged victims of sexual assault to testify, Hall added.<\/p>\n<p>Riverside police detectives began investigating Sannoufi in June 2023 when a customer alleged that she was assaulted during a consultation at Sannoufi\u2019s business, Timeless Skincare Laser Clinic Primary Care, at 6900 Brockton Ave. He was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery and forcible digital penetration. Sannoufi posted $1 million bail and was released.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next month, Sannoufi was arrested again after others told Riverside police he sexually assaulted them during examinations. He remained free on bail.<\/p>\n<p>The three crimes happened in 2017, 2021 and 2023, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Sannoufi had been licensed as a doctor in California since 2009 and until his license lapsed for nonpayment in 2024, according to the Medical Board of California. He graduated from the Ukrainian State Medical University in Kiev and had no previous disciplinary actions, administrative citations or malpractice suits on file with regulators.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14587\">A viral photo of Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy sparked an emotional search for his family<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>City News Service contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Sannoufi, who operated a skin care facility, must also register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to 3 misdemeanor counts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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