Former doctor 52-year-old Wameed Ateyha has been sentenced to nine years in jail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting patients at his clinic in the Township of King.
On Nov. 23, Ateyha was sentenced to nine years less five days of pre-trial custody. He was also ordered to submit a DNA sample to the National DNA Data Bank.
In September 2023, Ateyha was found guilty of 15 counts of sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
The investigation began in August 2020, when two victims, a 49-year-old and 28-year-old female, came forward to report that they had been sexually assaulted by Ateyha during visits to their medical clinic. The investigation revealed that from 2008 to 2017, the victims had attended appointments at the Schomberg Medical Centre, located at 17250 Highway 27. During the appointments, they were sexually assaulted by their doctor.
As a result of this initial investigation, many more victims came forward and in September 2020, Ateyha was charged.
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