A doctor specializing in pain medicine in Miami He was arrested, charged with alleged sexual assault to a 29-year-old patient who was sedated during a cosmetic procedure. The authorities intervened almost five months after the fact and imposed strict restrictions and suspension of his professional activity while the judicial investigation takes place.
The case attracted attention due to the professional’s public profile, his ties to celebrities and the nature of the evidence collected. According to channel reports WSVN-TV —information subsidiary of Sunbeam Television Corporation—, the evidence presented to the court includes a video that the prosecution considers substantial for the case.
The doctor Ronald Freedman DeMeo63, was detained on Wednesday at his office located at 2801 SW 3rd Ave. in Miamias indicated in the police report released by the station. The arrest took place around 8:50 p.m.
The next day he appeared before the county circuit judge. Miami-Dade, Mindy S. Glazerwho ordered that DeMeo maintain absolute distance from the complainant and remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring via GPS, in total confinement mode.
The magistrate detailed the conditions: “Stay away from the victim, do not have contact with the victim, direct or indirect, in person, in writing, by telephone or through third parties. House arrest with GPS monitor. This is a level 1 arrest, total confinement,” Glazer said, according to the channel.
At the hearing it was also established that DeMeo will not be able to practice medicine until his judicial situation is resolved and that he remained in the custody of the system until further order.
The episode under investigation, according to the police report cited by WSVN-TVwould have occurred on October 25, 2025, when a 29-year-old patient came to DeMeo’s office for a follow-up cosmetic procedure.
The story provided by the victim to the police indicates that the doctor administered nitrous oxide and previously prescribed medications. While waiting for the intervention, a member of the team offered her a glass of wine.
The patient stated that, after consuming the alcoholic beverage, she began to lose control over her body. He remembered seeing the doctor enter the room and close the blinds before he lost consciousness.
In his sworn statement he specified: “I remember feeling like I was being pushed down in what I believe was an office,” without elaborating further. When he was able to come to his senses, according to the court file referred to by the station, he saw DeMeo on top of her, perpetrating the act and finding herself so affected by the medication that she could not resist or call for help.
“I simply closed my eyes wishing the attack would end,” he stated in his testimony to the agents.
The patient stressed that she never consented to sexual contact nor expressed interest in such a relationship with the doctor. Days after the procedure, the complainant found a video on her phone that, according to the investigation, records the scene.
The agent in charge of the case validated the recording and identified those involved and the existence of sexual acts without consent. This audiovisual material, considered decisive testwas incorporated into the file, as documented WSVN-TV.
During the bail hearing, the defense team DeMeo He argued before the judge that the video recording demonstrated that the act was consensual, contrary to the prosecution’s version.
One of the lawyers said: “Very recently, just before the victim informed the police, we filed a case against her for extortion. That’s when she came forward to the police and, furthermore, we have a video of the incident that proves without a doubt that it was a consensual encounter.”
The defense questioned the patient’s incapacity: “If she was under the influence of substances, as alleged here, why would she record the episode on her cell phone?” the lawyer asked in the courtroom of Miami-Dade. Given this, the accuser explained that the phone fell to the ground and began recording accidentally, a point that Judge Glazer heard in the presence of the parties.
DeMeo He is no stranger to the public scene. As detailed WSVN-TVhas almost a million followers on social networks and presents himself as a pain management specialist with high-visibility clientele, including celebrities such as the tennis player Serena Williams and the media Jonathan Cheban.
By order of the judge, in addition to the restriction of freedom, the doctor was prohibited from exercising any medical-related activity while the cause is resolved. On Thursday night, after the court hearing, DeMeo remained detained awaiting new resolutions related to his procedural situation.
He Dr. Ronald Freedman DeMeo was arrested in his office in Miami and faces charges for the alleged sexual assault of a 29-year-old patient, according to local channel reports. The episode would have occurred in October 2025 during a cosmetic procedure while the woman was sedated.
DeMeo will remain under house arrest, he will not be able to practice medicine and the audiovisual evidence of the case will be evaluated by justice to determine his responsibility.
The proceedings now focus on the review of the evidence obtained and the legal interpretation of consent and the conditions under which the encounter took place.
