Former head of nuc med convicted of sexual assault

A doctor who was formerly the head of radiology at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal has been found guilty of sexual assault. 

Stephan Probst, 46, and Wendy Devera, 30, had been accused of sexually assaulting a younger woman they met online in 2020. The victim previously told the court that she believes the doctor drugged her with the help of his accomplice, before making unwelcome sexual advances in his penthouse. 

The victim told the court that she turned down Probst’s advances, that she was there instead to “experiment sexually” with a woman and had no interest in the doctor. She said that Devera offered her ecstasy, though she turned it down. She did, however, accept a drink from Probst. It was not long after that when she began to feel “strange” and like she was losing control of her body.  

After going to a bedroom to lay down, the victim said that, with the help of Devera, Probst proceeded to rape her. It took her several attempts to leave the penthouse under her own power. 

The duo failed to convince prosecutors that the sexual encounter was consensual, and on Friday, both Devera and Probst were convicted on sexual assault, local news outlets reported. 

"Unfortunately, some people in our society still believe that there's such a thing as implicit consent," Crown prosecutor Delphine Mauger said. "This is not the case in Canadian law. It's not the first time that [I] as a Crown prosecutor have heard accused testify about what they thought and why they thought the victim or the complainant were consenting." 

Probst and Devera are set to be sentenced in September. 

At the time of the incident, Probst was the head of the department of radiology and the nuclear imaging division at Jewish General Hospital. He is still listed online as the chief of nuclear imaging on the Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal’s (CIUSSS West-Central Montreal) website.