HUDSON — A pediatrician with practices in Hudson and Catskill was arraigned Tuesday on charges of sexual abuse and misconduct.

A Columbia County grand jury charged Dr. Ibrahim Rabadi with one count of second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a class D felony, two counts of forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor, third-degree sexual abuse, a class B misdemeanor, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

Rabadi entered a plea of not guilty to all the charges through his attorney John Pappalardo.

If convicted, Rabadi faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.

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