Police have laid
five additional charges of sexual assault against a Hamilton doctor.
Dr. Pierre Picard,
48, now faces a total of seven sexual assault charges after more
victims have come forward.
In August, a woman
reported to police that she was sexually assaulted by her doctor in
June. During the investigation, a second woman came forward and said
she was assaulted by the same doctor in July.
On November 30,
Picard was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault.
After a media
release about Picard’s arrest was sent out on December 1, three
more victims came forward and reported being sexually assaulted by
Picard between 2015 and 2016.
Picard was arrested
on December 14 and charged with five more counts of sexual assault.
He has been released on a promise to appear in court.
Hamilton police
believe there may be more victims that had contact with Picard and
are asking anyone with further information to contact Detective Doug
Jonovich of the Sexual Assault Unit at (905) 540-4614.
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