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Doctor charged with sexual assault of teenage patient due in court on Monday

FILE - Nova Scotia Supreme Court is pictured on May 18, 2016. Global News

The case of a doctor charged with sexually assaulting a teenage patient he was treating is due in court today.

Doctor Nebojsa Sparavalo has also been charged with sexual exploitation.

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Police say the alleged incident happened in March 2015 and was reported the following October.

Police say a 17-year-old boy went to the Victoria General site of the Q-E-II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax on March 18th for a medical procedure.

After the procedure, police allege the doctor touched the teen in a sexual manner over his clothing.

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