Hearing of Regina doctor accused of “sexual impropriety” postponed

Brandon Harder

Regina Leader-Post

A professional disciplinary hearing to determine whether a former Regina-based doctor was guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual assault, has been adjourned.

In March 2022, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) filed seven charges of misconduct against Dr. Imafidon Thomas Izekor.

In May of the same year, the CPSS told the Leader-Post that it believed Izekor was not in the country at the time. This assumption remained until the end of June 2024, although the CPSS had no independent confirmation.

Nevertheless, preparations were made for a hearing that was scheduled to begin on Monday.

Late Friday afternoon, the Leader-Post received a response from CPSS Deputy Registrar Bryan Salte regarding the status of the hearing.

He stated that Izekor had asked for an adjournment because he had changed counsel and the new lawyer had not had enough time to prepare.

“The College of Physicians and Surgeons’ legal counsel denied this request for adjournment,” Salte wrote in an email.

However, he further stated that the CPSS Disciplinary Committee had ordered the adjournment.

“We are working to schedule new hearing dates,” wrote Salte, who noted that he is not serving as counsel for CPSS in this filing, but from his understanding, “a new hearing date will likely be in the spring of 2025.”

The allegations made against Izekor by the CPSS, which regulates the practice of medicine in the province, are not charges under the Canadian Criminal Code and have not been proven.

The sexual assault charge is undated, but the alleged victims are said to have both been female employees who worked at a medical clinic that Izekor “formerly owned and practiced at.” The dates these employees worked at said clinic have been redacted.

CPSS documents show that Izekor invited one of his employees to his home, where he “sexually touched her and had sexual intercourse with her despite her protests.”

“You then gave her money and said something to the effect of, 'You helped me and I will help you,'” the documents outlining the charges say.

As for the second allegation of sexual assault, college records show that evidence will be presented showing that Izekor made sexual advances to the employee and threatened her if she did not cooperate.

No specific information about the threat is given.

“They took her into a bedroom and sexually abused her despite her protests and requests to stop,” the documents say.

It is alleged that Izekor committed further sexual assaults on the employee, including in his office and in his basement.

He is also accused of making comments to three patients which led to him being accused of “sexually inappropriate conduct and failure to maintain appropriate professional boundaries”.

According to the indictment documents, one of these patients was a minor.

The documents contain other allegations, not all of which are mentioned in this article. Among other things, he is alleged to have arranged work for people who were not legally entitled to work in Canada and paid them in cash.

In addition, it is alleged that he “acted as a registered immigration sponsor for several employees and then exploited that relationship to influence behavior.”

Although Izekor is still listed as “on the register” on the CPSS website, his license status is currently listed as “inactive.”

When the professional misconduct charges were filed against the doctor, the Leader-Post attempted to reach him for comment through his attorney and by phone at the office listed at the time on the college's website.

No response was ever received.

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