There used to be the calm assurance of a well-established medical practice in the waiting area of Jed Bindrup’s plastic surgery clinic in Draper, Utah. Credentials were framed and hung on the wall. a staff that has been trained to comfort patients. A surgeon whose name showed up on RealSelf with a rating of 4.6 and reviews from patients who said he “took time to answer all my questions.” It appeared to be a well-managed operation built over two decades of surgical work on paper and by the majority of available metrics. The man whose name was on the door was then charged with six felonies by Draper Police on April 4, 2026.
Jed Reed Bindrup, 63, was accused of four counts of forcible sexual abuse, which are second-degree felonies, and two counts of object rape, which is a first-degree felony under Utah law. According to court documents, a woman who worked in his practice made the accusations, which describe a pattern of assault that started in September 2020 and lasted until August 2024. Police received reports of about ten different incidents. Prosecutors asked that Bindrup be detained without bond after he was booked into Salt Lake County Jail.
Dr. Jed R. Bindrup — Key Facts & Case Information
| Full name | Jed Reed Bindrup, MD, FACS |
| Age at time of charges | 63 |
| Location of practice | Draper, Utah (Salt Lake City area) |
| Medical education | University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City |
| Certification | Board-certified, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
| Former roles | Chairman, Division of Plastic Surgery, Intermountain Medical Center; Chief of Surgery, Cottonwood Hospital |
| Years in practice | 20+ years |
| Charges filed | April 4, 2026 (Draper Police) |
| Charges | 2 counts object rape (1st-degree felony); 4 counts forcible sexual abuse (2nd-degree felony) |
| Alleged assault period | September 2020 – August 2024 |
| Alleged victim | A named employee of his practice |
| Custody status | Booked into Salt Lake County Jail; held without bail requested |
| Defendant’s position | Denied sexual contact with the employee |
| Reference | ABC4 Utah — Original Criminal Charges Report |
The accusations in the charging documents describe something more calculated than a single error of judgment, making the details challenging to read and important to comprehend. The first incident happened at a trailhead, where the employee claimed Bindrup approached her from behind and inappropriately touched her over her clothes, according to court documents. She told him to go and shoved him away. The next day, he expressed regret. She claimed that it was the only attack that happened away from the office. What transpired next took place within the clinic.
The employee told investigators that in January or February of 2021, Bindrup sexually assaulted her while pinning her against his desk, even though she told him no and that she had to leave. She recounted later occurrences that followed a similar pattern: being summoned to his office, being pinned, and being prevented from leaving. According to court records, she detailed several specific incidents. Additionally, she reported to the police that Bindrup occasionally touched her in front of coworkers. The last attack happened in August 2024, almost four years after the first, according to the filing.
During an interview with officers, Bindrup admitted that the employee would meet with him in his office about once a month. He denied engaging in any sexual activity. The Utah courts are currently considering the discrepancy between those two accounts.
The court documents also detail the alleged deliberateness of the access arrangements, which is what makes this case especially troubling from an institutional perspective. According to the prosecution, Bindrup would either move the employee’s personal belongings into his office specifically to force her to come to him, or he would call the employee into his office for no work-related reason. “The defendant in this matter used his position of trust, as the victim’s boss and the owner of the business, to prey upon the victim,” the court filing says. The worker told police that she was eventually let go from the practice and that she thought her continued refusals were the reason for the dismissal.
It is important to be clear about the legal issues that are still outstanding. Allegations are charges. Bindrup has never been found guilty of anything. The presumption of innocence is in effect during the ongoing legal proceedings. These are important and should be stated clearly in any responsible account of the case; they are not formalities. The fact that a woman came forward to report years of alleged workplace assault, that six felony charges have been filed, and that the surgeon who operated one of the more well-known cosmetic practices in the Salt Lake City area is currently incarcerated in county jail, with prosecutors arguing he shouldn’t be released on bail, is all undeniable.
The news came with a special kind of vertigo for the patients who had visited that Draper clinic over the years, some of whom shared in-depth descriptions of their procedures on social media, including mommy makeovers, breast augmentations, and tummy tucks. In a clinical setting, while under anesthesia, the person they trusted with their physical safety is accused of persistently acting in a predatory manner toward a coworker. Sitting with that is uncomfortable, and it seems like many of them are still processing it.
The Bindrup case raises a more general question that occasionally comes up in the medical field and is rarely satisfactorily resolved: how can a four-year pattern of alleged behavior within a staff-run, operational medical practice go unaddressed for so long? According to reports, Bindrup was seen by several employees looking for the purported victim. The practice was still in operation. The credentials remained on the wall. The medical community in Utah will be analyzing the institutional picture that emerges from those documents for a while, regardless of the final verdict regarding guilt.
