Virginia State Police Arrests Retired Spotsylvania County Doctor

CULPEPER, Va. – The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s (BCI) Culpeper Field Office has arrested a Spotsylvania County man on one felony count of forcible sodomy. Michael B. O’Brien, 66, is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.

The charge stems from an investigation that was initiated by State Police, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in January 2022. The investigation resulted from allegations of sexual assault by O’Brien while practicing as an orthopedic surgery specialist in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County region.

Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact the Virginia State Police BCI Culpeper Field Office at (888) 300-0156 or questions@vsp.virginia.gov.

Michael B. O'Brien

Additional charges are pending as this remains an active and ongoing investigation.

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Photo Credit: Rappahannock Regional Jail

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