Florida Doctor Accused Of Raping Sedated Patients Found Dead
The Florida doctor accused of raping two women while they were under anesthesia for cosmetic surgery had been found dead in a ditch close to his home. In connection with the assaults on his 51- and 73-year-old patients, Dr. Eric Andrew Salata, 54, of Naples, was charged on Nov. 21 with two charges of sexual battery to a physically helpless person. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the doctor was found dead, the Naples Daily News reported. An incident report cited by the Daily Beast says Salata’s body was found during a welfare check after his ankle monitor hadn’t budged for several hours on Monday, Nov. 28. After finding his boot sticking up in local woods, police discovered the doctor’s body, with a gunshot wound to the head and a handgun lying nearby. READ ALSO: Florida Doctor Accused Of Raping Sedated Patients Salata, who had practiced medicine for over 30 years, left two notes, his credit cards and his wedding ring at his home before hi