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Doctor charged with sexual assaulting patients at Calgary clinic

A file photo of a medical stethoscope. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Khalil Hamra

Police in Calgary have charged a family doctor with sexually assaulting four patients.

They say four complainants came forward independently last year alleging they were sexually assaulted at a clinic in the city’s northwest.

It’s alleged the assaults happened between 2016 and 2020.

The complainants allege the doctor performed non-consensual sexual acts in an examination room.

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Pho Truong Vu, who is 46, is charged with four counts of sexual assault.

He is next to appear in court on Dec. 3.

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