Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Lawrence Cattano of the Perth Amboy Police Department announced today that a Perth Amboy Doctor has been arrested and charged with Criminal Sexual Contact. 

On April 4, 2023, Dr. Gurvindra Johal, 55, of Colonia, NJ, was charged with an additional count of Criminal Sexual Contact following an investigation involving a woman who alleged that Dr. Johal touched her inappropriately while under his care at Amboy Urgent Care, located at 469 Cornell Street, Perth Amboy, NJ. 

Johal was previously arrested and charged with five counts of Criminal Sexual Contact and one count of Sexual Assault. 

This is an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Lauren Leyva of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit at 732-745-4499 or Detective Gina Betancourt of the Perth Amboy Police Department at 732-324-3819. 

As is the case with all criminal defendants, the charges against Johal are merely accusations and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.