The 69-year-old physician was found guilty of sexual abuse by a panel of the college’s discipline committee in August 2016, and had been suspended since November. Before Bill 87, a discipline panel still had the discretion to impose penalties when it came to groping. Even if not for Bill 87, the panel said they would still have revoked his licence. The panel noted that Beairsto had previously come under the college’s radar in 2010 for a complaint of “egregious boundary crossings/violations” with a patient. The issue of whether sexual abuse by physicians should always be reported by the colleges to the police has been the subject of debate.

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 09:56 UTC