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Toronto doctor charged with sexual assault allegedly involving patient: police

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Toronto police say a doctor has been charged with sexual assault.

They say the charges stem from an incident involving a patient that allegedly happened four years ago.

Police say a doctor allegedly sexually assaulted a 40-year-old woman while conducting a physical examination.

Investigators say that after a months-long investigation, they arrested 59-year-old Romeo Tan of Kleinburg, Ont.

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He’s been charged with one count of sexual assault, and police are continuing their investigation in case there are other alleged victims.

Tan is currently awaiting a disciplinary hearing before the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario related to the alleged sexual abuse of a patient.

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