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Phoning it In

Anas Ahmad, 32, was following women in a Grand Rapids, Mich., shop. Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark Trusock said Ahmad would bump into the women, pretend to tie his shoe, and pick up his phone — snapping a photo underneath the women’s skirts in the process. “You were trying to take pictures under their skirts,” Trusock said to Ahmad. “This is just not acceptable.” Ahmad pled no contest to capturing or distributing an image of an unclothed person, and using a computer to commit a crime. Trusock called the incident “particularly disturbing” given Ahmad's profession. “You’re a physician. Physicians should hold themselves to a much higher standard,” he said. “This is outrageous behavior.” Ahmad was contrite. “I realized how damaging this could be to my personality,” he said at his sentencing, “how it affected my life in not good ways and I’m working on correcting this behavior today.” He was sentenced to three years probation and 150 hours of community service. He’s also no longer listed as a staff member at Age Management of West Michigan, where he worked. (MS/Grand Rapids Press) ...He managed to show he has no respect for any age.