An Oakland County doctor who worked with youth sports teams across Metro Detroit and allegedly groped dozens of patients during exams, some of them minors, will spend 10 to 25 years in prison after a circuit court judge sentenced him on Tuesday.

Dr. Zvi Levran — who previously fought the sexual assault charges against him, arguing his actions constituted medical treatment — pleaded no contest in mid-March to 28 counts of criminal sexual conduct involving 13 victims. He was sentenced by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Yasmine Poles.

Ashley Gurzick, 29, who was one of the dozens of people victimized by Levran, addressed the court before the sentence was handed down. She said the urologist’s actions have ruined relationships in her life, made her terrified of seeing doctors and made it difficult for her to hold a job. She compared having to constantly relive what she went through to “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

“I struggle with mental health every day, and it haunts me, but I just know now he has no power over me. And I’m just proud to say that, and be here, and just stand up for myself,” Gurzick told Poles before she handed down her sentence. She was 25 when Levran victimized her.

Levran had faced up to life in prison for two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, but prosecutors in March amended those counts to third-degree criminal sexual conduct. That lowered the maximum possible sentence for those charges from life in prison to 15 years. One count of aggravated child sexually abusive material Levran pleaded to carries a maximum sentence of 25 years, said assistant prosecutor Chris George.

The charges are related to the sexual assaults of 10 former hockey players who went to Levran, a urologist, for treatment in Farmington Hills, several of them while they were children; the sexual assault of a female patient in Bloomfield Hills; taking explicit photos of a minor teenage patient and sending the photos to himself in Farmington Hills; and soliciting a sexually explicit video from a 17-year-old patient in Novi.

Levran’s 28 convictions are as follows:

• 2 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, Second Degree

• 10 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, Third Degree

• 12 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, Fourth Degree

• 1 count of Child Sexually Abusive Commercial Activity

• 1 count of Child Sexually Abusive Material, Possession

• 1 count of Child Sexually Abusive Commercial Activity, Aggravated

• 1 count of Child Sexually Abusive Material, Aggravated Possession

Some accusers alleged that Levran, who was nicknamed “the hockey doc,” groped their genitals during sports physicals when they were teenagers. One man said that he was asked to strip naked and do jumping jacks.

Levran apologized in a statement to the court, calling his actions wrong and a “poor judgment” that he regrets. But he also characterized himself as a good man who meant well and never intended to hurt anyone.

“As I stand here in front of you, and I see the individual victims who were affected either directly or indirectly from my actions, it is very difficult to try and say anything for myself, and I’m not going to,” he said.

Poles excoriated Levran before she read his sentence, calling him a “monster.” She described him as “sociopathic” in manipulating his victims and their families to gain their trust and using his reputation as a respected doctor.

“I truly do not believe that as you stand here today, you believe that you have done anything wrong,” Poles told Levran.

Three people gave tearful victim impact statements, including Gurzick and the sister of one victim, struggling to speak as they described how the doctor’s abuse affected their ability to live normal lives.

When Levran was ordered to stand trial on multiple counts in July of 2023, Farmington District Court Judge James Brady said each situation had one common purpose: “to satisfy the sexual desire of the defendant.”

Jonathan Jones, Levran’s attorney, had argued in court that solely touching a person’s genitals in a medical setting is not a crime.

Levran worked with several youth hockey teams, including the Farmington United Hockey team, St. Mary’s Preparatory High School in West Bloomfield Township and Novi High School. He also provided free medical care to high schoolers across Michigan and taught power yoga.