During his career as a physician, he operated a clinic in a prime area of the state capital and became nationally known for treating the wives of celebrities such as Pelé, the former president Fernando Collor, comedian Tom Cavalcante and the Senator Renan Calheiros.
[2] Beginning in early 2009, several sources in the Brazilian press reported allegations that the doctor had sexually abused patients,[1][3] while Abdelmassih denied the charges.
[7] On 24 December, after four months in jail, Abdelmassih was released after Gilmar Mendes, the president of the Supreme Federal Court, granted him habeas corpus, revoking his preventive custody.
[8] Roger Abdelmassih had his professional registration revoked on 20 May 2011, and was sentenced on 23 November 2010, to 278 years in prison by Judge Kenarik Boujikian Felippe of the 16th Criminal Court of São Paulo.
[15] Rede Globo's series Assédio, based on the book A Clínica – A Farsa e os Crimes de Roger Abdelmassih by Vicente Vilardaga, was released on 21 September 2018.