Ghanaian Doctor In Canada Aged 64 Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Assault

Ghanaian Doctor In Canada Aged 64 Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Assault

  • A Ghanaian doctor in Canada is facing a sexual assault charge allegedly involving a female patient
  • The doctor, 64-year-old Dr. Clarence Clottey, was working at a facility called Bristol Family Physicians
  • Police released a photo of Clottey to the public because they believed there might be further victims

A Ghanaian doctor working out of a clinic in Oakville, Canada, is facing a new sexual assault charge.

The doctor, identified as 64-year-old Dr. Clarence Clottey, worked at Bristol Family Physicians.

64-year-old Dr. Clarence Clottey has been linked to multiple sexual assault claims in Canada.
64-year-old Dr. Clarence Clottey has been linked to multiple sexual assault claims in Canada.
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Halton Police said they were contacted after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted during a visit to the clinic.

According to Toronto City News, the police released his photo because they believed there may be more victims.

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On Tuesday, authorities arrested Clottey and charged him with one count of sexual assault. He was released from custody pending a court appearance in Milton.

In January 2020, restrictions on examining women patients were placed on Clottey following allegations of sexual assault.

He was first arrested in 2016 and charged with six counts of sexual assault. Six patients testified against him, but he was acquitted on all counts.

Ghanaian student in Canada feared dead

This news comes after reports that a man believed to be Ghanaian has died in Canada after he was shot in northwest Toronto on October 7.

At the time of publication, police representatives said they had no information about suspects and no description of vehicles.

Multiple reports from Ghana have stated that the victim who died in Canada is a 22-year-old student named Marvin Baah Boadu.

Ghana couple in the US jailed

YEN.com.gh reported that a US-Ghanaian couple was jailed 25 years for fatally beating their five-year-old son in 2021.

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The convicts, Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, were found guilty of second-degree depraved indifference murder.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, the couple beat the boy between March 30 and April 1, 2021.

During the trial, Valarie Owusu claimed she didn't know the severity of her son's injuries until revealed in the court.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.