Singapore: Longer suspensions for two doctors who tried to exploit patient for sex


SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): Two doctors who colluded to exploit a patient, with one introducing his patient to the other so that the latter could have sex with the woman, had their suspension periods increased on Friday.

Colorectal surgeon Julian Ong, who sent contact details of his patient to psychiatrist Chan Herng Nieng and told him, “Feel free to play your game”, was ordered to be suspended from practising medicine for two years.

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