BREAKING NEWS – Naples, Florida – A Florida doctor accused of sexually assaulting multiple women while they were under anesthesia was found dead in a ditch.
Dr. Eric Andrew Salata, 54, was arrested Nov. 21 after two women, ages 51 and 73, reported to police that he had sexually assaulted them at his office on Naples’ ritzy 5th Avenue. Both women said the assaults occurred after Salata administered nitrous oxide to assist with sedation and pain from their procedures.
A sheriff’s deputy found Salata in a ditch after spotting a boot sticking up out of a wooded area, according to an incident report cited by the outlet. He reportedly had a gunshot wound to his head and a pistol lying next to his right leg. According to a witness, Salata took his own life shortly after he was seen shaking hands and having a friendly conversation with a man in a red suit that was carrying a pitchfork.