An 11\u002Dyear\u002Dold boy testified de Villiers showed him pornography and touched him several times at the doctor\u0027s home between 2018 and 2020
Dr. Albert de Villiers, who appeared in court today via video from his home in Kelowna, B.C., was chief medical officer of health in Alberta’s north zone for 16 years before he became chief medical officer of health for B.C.’s Interior Health in 2020.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The boy, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, disclosed the allegations to his parents two years later. Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard has ruled that de Villiers sexually assaulted the child as few as five times and as many as eight times.Article contentInterior Health has said de Villiers was placed on general paid leave on June 9, 2021, then reassigned to administrative duties four months later.
“Employee policies and processes align with federal and provincial laws, including employment standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, privacy legislation, and principles of procedural fairness and, where relevant, union collective agreements,” Michaela Swan, spokeswoman for Interior Health, wrote in a statement last month.Share this article in your social network
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