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Retired Doctor, aka "Sugar Daddy," Charged with Raping Teen Amid Drug and Alcohol-Fueled Parties

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) In addition to hosting underage parties fueled by alcohol and drugs, a 61-year-old retired doctor is accused of raping one of the 16-year-old party-goers at gunpoint.

A judge ruled Friday that there was enough evidence to charge Tawfik Nakishbendi with unlawful contact with a minor, unlawful restraint, recklessly endangering another person, and possession of an instrument of crime.

The Philadelphia-area man the teens referred to as "Sugar Daddy" was arrested Thursday after police received an anonymous tip earlier this month regarding a man providing drugs and alcohol to teens in exchange for sex, reports Philly.com.

Police investigated the tip and were able to locate the alleged 16-year-old rape victim who led them to Nakishbendi, Lt. Frank Vanore told Philly.com.

As a result, police hope to pinpoint more victims and believe that more sexual assault charges may be filed against the retired gynecologist.

A mother of one of the teens who attended Nakishbendi's benders spoke to Philly.com and said the "Sugar Daddy" would take the girls out during the day and buy them anything they wanted: jewelry, clothes, food; however, they never realized that he wanted something in return.

The young teen wasn't aware she was in danger until Nakishbendi asked her for nude photos of herself.

"It's just sick," she said. "Grown women sometimes can't protect themselves in situations like that, and for a child to be put in that situation is that much harder."

Nakishbendi, a widower since his wife's suicide four years ago, is not allowed to have contact with anyone under the age of 18 and he is not allowed to leave the country, reports The Philadelphia Daily News.

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