Cincinnati urologist Dr. Michael Rousseau has been charged with rape and sexual battery after allegedly admitting to sexually assaulting a patient with a diagnosed mental condition, according to court documents. Rousseau, who treats patients at The Urology Group’s Eastgate facility in Union Township, is being jailed on a $1 million bond and is expected in court next Friday.
According to court documents obtained by FOX19, the case began on April 24 when the patient complained to Union Township police that Rousseau had asked her to engage in sexual acts while exposing himself. According to the lawsuit, the victim performed sexual activities on Rousseau and exposed himself throughout the encounter. Court filings further state that Rousseau told the victim, “This has to stay between you and me.” According to the complaint, the victim is considerably disabled as a result of a documented mental disorder.
Rousseau met with a State Medical Board of Ohio investigator last Thursday and admitting to embracing and kissing the victim, according to court records. He reportedly portrayed the assault to the investigator as a lapse in judgment.
The medical board was informed of the incident and launched its own inquiry into Rousseau, according to court filings. According to Akron Legal News, this investigation occurs concurrently with the criminal case, and statements made by physicians to board investigators may, in some cases, be shared with law authorities for prosecution. According to the same source, Ohio Supreme Court precedent enables those investigation statements to be utilized in criminal court when no specific threat of license revocation is used to induce testimony.
According to court documents, the victim gave detectives a second interview on Monday, during which she reiterated the details of the assault.
The Union Township Police Department, a nationally accredited organization in Clermont County with its own 24/7 emergency communications center, conducted the inquiry, according to Union Township, Clermont County. The township, located immediately east of Cincinnati, is the county’s most populous.
Rousseau faces one charge of rape and one count of sexual battery. According to Ohio law, sexual battery occurs when someone participates in sexual contact with someone who is not their spouse while knowing that person’s ability to appraise or control their own behavior is significantly compromised. According to the Wieczorek Law Firm, a third-degree felony conviction carries a one- to five-year jail sentence, a fine of up to $10,000, and obligatory sex offender registration.
The rape charge carries more serious implications. According to The Meade Law Group, raping a victim who is seriously intoxicated is a first-degree felony punishable by three to 11 years in prison under Ohio Revised Code § 2907.02.
Rousseau graduated from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine in 1990 and did his surgical and urologic residency training at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to The Urology Group. He is board certified by the American Board of Urology and has been practicing in the Cincinnati area for over three decades, according to the same source. Rousseau handled patients in the group’s Eastgate location at 4360 Ferguson Drive, while also having clinical ties with Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital and The Jewish Hospital, according to Healthgrades.
According to the Cincinnati Business Courier, The Urology Group is one of the nation’s largest independent single-specialty urology clinics, with more than 30 physicians working in over 15 locations throughout Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
The case unfolds amid increased scrutiny of physician malpractice in Ohio. Substitute Senate Bill 109, which went into effect on March 21, 2025, allows the State Medical Board of Ohio to summarily suspend a medical license if a practitioner is charged with a felony that constitutes a disciplinary infraction. According to Akron Legal News, a conviction or guilty plea for felony sex offenses like as rape or sexual battery results in an immediate suspension of one’s license.
According to Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Senate Bill 109 was based on recommendations made by a state working group targeted at reducing physician sexual misbehavior and eliminating gaps between licensing boards and criminal prosecutors. According to the same law firm, the 2024 legislation included 30-day obligatory reporting requirements for health care facilities and individual licensees who became aware of misbehavior investigations.
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