A doctor was found guilty of sexually assaulting patients. But he can still work as a GP
A GP named Deepak Puri was found guilty of sexually assaulting patients, yet he remains legally permitted to practice medicine. The case has sparked outrage and highlighted significant regulatory failures in the medical oversight system.
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This raises critical questions about patient safety and the efficacy of medical boards in protecting the public from predatory professionals.
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Just after midday on October 17, 2022, a police officer walked into the Wallace Street Medical Centre in Braidwood for what should have been a routine pap smear. What happened next changed her life, and exposed flaws in how the system handles dangerous doctors.
At the end of prior visits, Deepak Shadilal Puri had given the woman “bear hugs”. When she once told him during a casual conversation she was not very good at choosing men, he replied she needed “a rich doctor”. The officer also gave evidence Puri kissed her on the lips and said “this only happens around you”.
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