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LI doc pleads not guilty in child-sex case

Originally published: January 11, 2012 6:40 PM
Updated: January 11, 2012 9:30 PM
By ROBERT E. KESSLER  robert.kessler@newsday.com

In this undated photo provided by the Nassau

Photo credit: AP | In this undated photo provided by the Nassau County District Attorney's office Rakesh Punn, 53, of Bethpage is shown.

A Bethpage pediatrician pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he had sexually exploited three children whom he supposedly was treating, according to officials.

Dr. Rakesh Punn, 53, also pleaded not guilty in federal court in Central Islip to charges that he had filed fraudulent health-care claims with various insurance companies, saying that he had performed legitimate treatments...

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