Longview doctor arrested, charged with sexual abuse of a child

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – The Longview physician who’s license was suspended over allegations of sexual abuse with three of his male patients under the age of 17 was arrested on Friday.

Dr. Matt E. Hipke, 58, was booked Friday and charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14. According to jail records, each carries a bond of $500,000.

According to the suspension order, the board received a complaint in June, referred from another state agency, that two patients had made an outcry accusing Hipke of “inappropriately touching them during physical examinations conducted in his office.”

During the ensuing investigation, the board learned of a prior allegation from a third patient of sexual assault from 2018.

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