Former doctor charged with sexual assaults between 2010 and 2014 in Edgecliff

A former doctor has been charged with multiple counts of alleged sexual assault against a patient at Edgecliff.

In November of 2018, a woman – aged 64 at the time – attended Kings Cross Police Station and reported being sexually assaulted by a gynaecologist/obstetrician while receiving treatment a number of times between 2010 and 2014.

Following extensive inquiries by officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command, a 77-year-old man attended Waverley Police Station today (Monday 2 September 2019), where he was arrested.

He was charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual assault – victim under authority of offender, and refused bail to appear at Waverley Local Court tomorrow (Tuesday 3 September 2019).

Police remind members of the public they can report incidents of sexual assault regardless of when they occurred.

All information provided to police is treated with the strictest of confidence.

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