Walter Reed Pediatrician Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Young Relatives

A former military doctor at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been arrested after three female relatives came forward and said he had sexually abused them.

Leslie Boyd Altstatt, 83, reportedly abused the patients at various times during their youth, between 1964 and 1981. According to Montgomery County Police, Altstatt served as a researcher and a pediatrician.

"Obviously, with his access to children, we are concerned there may be additional victims,” Montgomery County Police spokeswoman Rebecca Innocenti told WUSA9.

While Altstatt’s attorney denied that his client served as a pediatrician, an investigator in the case wrote, "When approached about the sexual abuse, Leslie Altstatt admitted he knew what he did was wrong, and he was sorry.”

Altstatt has been charged with five counts of committing a third degree sex offense, child abuse, and six counts of committing an unnatural and perverted sex practice, WUSA9 reported.

His mugshot shows him wearing an oxygen tube. He has been released on bond, and a preliminary hearing on the felony case is scheduled for May 23.