NJ doctor accused of child abuse surrenders medical license

👨‍⚕️ Doctor agrees to surrender license

👨‍⚕️ He is accused of aggravated sexual assault

👨‍⚕️ Prosecutors say repeated abuse occurred

WALL — A Monmouth County doctor accused of sexual abuse has agreed to give up his medical license pending the outcome of his criminal case.

Cornelius Gallagher, 63, temporarily revoked his driver’s license on Monday, the attorney general’s office said.

Under the consent order, Gallagher is prohibited from interacting with patients or providing medical care in any way, including writing prescriptions. He is also prohibited from entering his medical practice during business hours.

“The sexual exploitation of a child, as alleged here, is one of the most heinous crimes that can be committed,” said Attorney General Matthew Platkin. “Until these charges are resolved, public protection requires that he remain out of practice and have no contact with patients.”

The pulmonologist from Wall Township was affiliated with three Monmouth County hospitals before his arrest last year. He is now on leave from all three, Platkin said.

Prosecutors say repeated abuse occurred

According to officials, Gallagher has been charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree child abuse for possessing child sexual abuse material.

According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Gallagher sexually abused one victim for more than a decade.

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The abuse began in 2004, when the victim was not yet 13 years old, prosecutors said.

However, the allegations have nothing to do with Gallagher’s work as a doctor.

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