Durham Police have charged a physician and a social worker in separate sexual assault cases.
A 65-year-old male is facing charges of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a colleague at a health clinic in Bowmanville.
A physician at a clinic in the area of King Street East and St. George Street North is facing charges after a nurse reported that he had sexually assaulted them, touching them in an inappropriate manner, said a police statement.
The suspect from Bowmanville was charged and released on an undertaking. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Investigators want to ensure there are no further victims.
Anyone with new information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Whelan of East Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1613.
Social Worker Charged
Durham Police said a 41-year-old male is facing charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Members of the DRPS Special Victim’s Unit have arrested a male after a youth came forward to report that their social worker had been inappropriately touching them.
Between June and July, the suspect would pick up the victim in his personal car for their sessions. On various occasions the suspect would touch the victim inappropriately. The suspect is a social worker for the Durham District School Board and Durham Alternative Secondary School, police said.
Police want to ensure there are no further victims.
The suspect of Kleinburg ws charged and released on an undertaking. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with new information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Dalziel of the Special Victim’s Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5334.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspects and not convicted, and
2. Sometimes charges are dropped or amended.