The accused, a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was charged with sexually assaulting a patient during an internal examination in 2004 or 2005.
The Crown alleged the examination was not a legitimate medical practice and that the complainant's consent was vitiated by fraud.
The court admitted expert evidence on Traditional Chinese Medicine but found it insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused's actions fell outside the unregulated practices of the time or that he knowingly breached provincial regulations.
The accused was acquitted.
