Doctor Habib Bhatti Pleads Guilty in Abuse of at Least 24 Girls
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Updated · Patch · Jul 20
Doctor Habib Bhatti Pleads Guilty in Abuse of at Least 24 Girls
1 articles · Updated · Patch · Jul 20
Summary
Habib Bhatti, 44, admitted July 17 to producing and possessing child pornography after federal investigators tied him to at least 24 victims aged 14 to 17.
Authorities said the Montgomery County doctor met girls online, offered money for explicit photos or in-person sex, and recorded the abuse between July and November 2024.
Federal officials also alleged Bhatti traveled to California for further child sexual abuse in November 2024, and investigators found material involving a child younger than 12 on his devices.
Bhatti, who practiced at Pottstown Hospital and was affiliated with Jefferson Torresdale, Bucks and Frankford hospitals, was arrested in September 2025 and charged in June 2026.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 29 and faces a mandatory minimum 15-year prison term, with a maximum sentence of life.