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Judge gives prosecutors more time in physical therapist case

Doctor accused of sexual assault appears in court
Judge gives prosecutors more time in physical therapist case
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NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge is giving prosecutors two months to file criminal charges or drop criminal allegations against a licensed physical therapist accused of sexual contact with a person in his office.

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Michel Rantissi Jr.'s defense attorney, David Chesnoff, accused police on Tuesday of a rush to judgment ahead of Rantissi's arrest last week on sexual assault and lewdness charges.

Rantissi appeared with Chesnoff in court in North Las Vegas, where police issued a statement Saturday saying investigators were looking for more possible victims.

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