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Appeal court upholds sentence in Aubrey Levin sex assault case

Aubrey Levin leaves a courtroom in downtown Calgary. Global News

CALGARY- The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the five- year sentence handed to disgraced forensic psychiatrist Aubrey Levin.

In January 2013, Levin was convicted of sexually assaulting three men assigned to him as patients through the courts.

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On Tuesday, the appeal court denied Levin’s request to have the five- year sentence reduced to two to three years.

Levin launched the appeal of his sentence after the appeal court rejected an appeal of his conviction in April 2013.

READ MORE: Timeline: Dr. Aubrey Levin

Levin had faced other charges but was found not guilty on two counts of sexual assault and a mistrial was declared on four other counts.

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