TORONTO A Newmarket, Ont. doctor is facing additional sex assault charges after nine more victims, including a 14-year-old girl, have come forward. According to police, an investigation began on Jan. 29 after a 37-year-old woman contacted authorities to say she had been sexually assaulted by a doctor during a visit to a medical clinic on Davis Drive. A 68-year-old suspect identified as Dr. Sam Naghibi was taken into custody and charged in connection with the investigation. Since then, police say that nine additional victims have come forward. In a news release issued on Friday, investigators say the reported incidents included a sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and a sexual assault that occurred after a victim was given “a potent pain medication injection.”
BARRIE, ONT. A Newmarket doctor is accused of sexually assaulting a patient during a medical visit to a clinic on Davis Drive. Police arrested and charged 68-year-old Dr. Sam Naghibi following the allegations made by a 37-year-old woman on Friday. York Regional Police Special Victims Unit says the accused previously worked at another Newmarket clinic on Leslie Street, north of Davis Drive, between 2007 and 2011. They say he also practiced in Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Investigators would like to ensure there are no additional victims and encourage anyone with information to come forward. The allegation has not been proven in a court of law.
TORONTO Police are looking to identify other potential victims of a Markham, Ont. man who is accused in two sexual assaults that occurred in York Region and Waterloo. York Regional Police’s Special Investigations Unit said they began looking into a suspect in early 2020 after a victim reported she had been sexually assaulted in late 2019 at a residence in Markham. The accused was arrested and charged, police said. The same suspect was then charged with another sexual assault in Waterloo, Ont. in November of 2020. Nathan Hoi-Yan Lee, 22, of the City of Markham is facing two charges of sexual assault.