Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday that a Brooklyn doctor who sexually abused a patient at a clinic in Carroll Gardens and later illegally obtained her records was sentenced to up to six years in prison. He was convicted earlier this year following a jury trial.
District Attorney Gonzalez said, “This defendant used his power and stature as a doctor to victimize a vulnerable woman, which is an unconscionable betrayal. I hope today’s sentence brings some closure to the victim and her family, and I remain steadfast in my commitment to protect victims of sex crimes.”
The district attorney identified the defendant as Jamil Ibrahim, 56, of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. He was sentenced Wednesday by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Phyllis Chu to two to six years in prison. The defendant was convicted on Jan. 21, 2025, of third-degree sexual abuse, third-degree burglary and computer trespass.
Gonzalez said that according to the evidence, on March 18, 2018, the victim, a 47-year-old woman, went to the ProHealth clinic at 330 Court St. in Carroll Gardens for treatment of a sinus infection. Ibrahim was her doctor. As he was touching her throat, he pressed his erect penis against her inner knee/thigh area. She moved her legs further apart so he wouldn’t come into contact with her, and he pressed himself against her again. This happened approximately four to five times.
After the checkup, the victim texted her friend about what happened and asked to speak to Ibrahim’s supervisor but was told no supervisors were available. She went home and called the police, and officers came to her home. Ibrahim was arrested on April 22, 2018. He was later suspended from ProHealth, and his access to all ProHealth clinics and computer records was terminated. However, on June 16, 2018, he walked into the ProHealth clinic on 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst and obtained copies of the victim’s records.
Furthermore, two additional women who filed complaints with the New York State Department of Health alleging sexual abuse by the defendant testified at trial.
One victim, a 39-year-old woman, testified that she went to see the defendant for a bladder and sinus infection on Jan. 9, 2014, at an urgent care center. She testified that Ibrahim allegedly put a stethoscope on her back under her clothing and put his other hand on her breasts over her clothing, holding it there for several seconds. The victim said she became alarmed and later told her husband. She then reported the defendant to the Department of Health.
The other alleged victim, who was 23 years old at the time, testified that she went to see the defendant at a CityMD on March 23, 2014, after falling against a wooden bench and bruising her leg. She testified that when Ibrahim learned the woman was from Las Vegas, he allegedly asked her if she was a stripper while caressing her upper thigh. The patient testified that she was shocked and reported the defendant to the front desk before she left. Her complaint was referred to the Department of Health.
D.A. Gonzalez thanked Paralegal Supervisor Jennifer Hernandez of the District Attorney’s Special Victims Bureau for her assistance on the case.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Gwen Barnes and Senior Assistant District Attorney Chelsea Jacobi of the Special Victims Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Olatokunbo Olaniyan, First Deputy Bureau Chief and Assistant District Attorney Miss Gregory.
