Particulars of the Regulated Member’s unprofessional conduct arise from a complaint to the College, which was investigated, and the following charges were brought before a hearing tribunal of the College:

1. On or about October 2022 through to and including December 2022, and any such dates as may be relevant to the conduct and matters of issue, and with respect to employee A (“Employee A”), who was at all material times a Clinic employee, Dr. Jefferies:
   1. gave unsolicited gifts to Employee A including:
      1. giving Employee A vitamins with a contract to sign stating that she would take said vitamins; and
      2. giving Employee A a Harry Potter sweatshirt.

and

1. 2. made sexual or otherwise inappropriate comments to Employee A including but not limited to:
      1. when giving Employee A the aforementioned vitamins, telling Employee A “I got to keep you in shape to be the bartender at the poker event”, or words to that effect;
      2. upon giving Employee A the aforementioned sweatshirt, telling Employee A that he “couldn’t wait to see her in it”, or words to that effect;
      3. telling Employee A that she should wear a certain t-shirt because “it makes her breasts look perky”, or words to that effect; and
      4. making comments about Employee A’s hair and general appearance.

and

1. 3. sent sexual or otherwise inappropriate text messages to Employee A including:
      1. purported quotes from a book she gave him such as:
         1. “‘It turns out I’m absolutely terrible at staying away from you. It’s a very serious problem’” and
         2. “‘her bodice gave the appearance she was trying to drown the world with her breasts’”.
      2. comparing Employee A to her sister employee B (“Employee B”) who was at all material times a Clinic employee, and telling Employee A to teach her sister to treat Dr. Jefferies like Employee A did;
      3. telling Employee A she has “perfect midnight raven hair” or words to that effect; and
      4. telling Employee A “when I went to say goodbye you were surrounded by people and I wanted to pepper you with questions about what makes you tick, but they would’ve found that strange, so I’ll just have to wait, which is totally a strength of mine” or words to that effect.

and

1. 4. engaged Employee A, by my actions and/or at my request, in closed door, one-on-one, conversations at the Clinic that were partially or, at times, wholly unrelated to work.

2. At a Clinic fundraising poker event on or about October 13, 2022, and any such dates as may be relevant to the conduct and matters of issue, and with respect to Employee A, Dr. Jefferies:
   1. inappropriately touched Employee A’s arm, shoulder and back; and
   2. made inappropriate comments to Employee A including:
      1. commenting on Employee A’s appearance and saying “wow you look amazing” or words to that effect; and
      2. telling Employee A not to tell anyone that Dr. Jeffries was drinking and asking her to keep this information “our little secret”, or words to that effect.

3. At the Clinic on or about October 2022 through to and including December 2022, and any such dates as may be relevant to the conduct and matters of issue, and with respect to employee B (“Employee B”) who was at all material times a clinic employee, Dr. Jefferies:
   1. inappropriately touched Employee B’s mid to lower back;
   2. made inappropriate comments to Employee B including:
      1. telling Employee B that “she should learn how to be a ‘good’ girl” from her sister Employee A, or words to that effect;
      2. telling Employee B that her clothes were very stylish and on brand since we work in fashion, or words to that effect; and
      3. making comments about Employee B’s general appearance.

and

1. 3. engaged Employee B, by my actions and/or at my request, in closed door, one-on-one, conversations at the Clinic that were partially or, at times, wholly unrelated to work.

4. At the Clinic on or about 2019 to 2020 and any such dates as may be relevant to the conduct and matters of issue, and with respect to employee C (“Employee C”), who was at all material times a Clinic employee, Dr. Jefferies:
   1. Gave an unsolicited gift to Employee C including a monthly yoga pass; and
   2. made sexual or otherwise inappropriate comments to Employee C including:
      1. telling Employee C that she looked “really pretty” or words to that effect;
      2. telling Employee C that she should wear her hair a certain way because it made her “look prettier”, or words to that effect; and
      3. made comments about Employee C’s clothing and general appearance.

5. At the Clinic on or about December 2018 through to and including March 2019, and any such dates as may be relevant to the conduct and matters of issue, and with respect to employee D (“Employee D”), who was at all material times a Clinic employee, Dr. Jefferies:
   1. engaged in inappropriate mutual sexual contact with Employee D while at the Clinic including kissing;

and

1. 2. gave inappropriate and unsolicited gifts to Employee D including:
      1. lingerie; and
      2. a bottle of wine.

and

1. 3. made sexual or otherwise inappropriate comments to Employee D including:
      1. inviting Employee D to engage in sexual activity;
      2. engaging in conversations with Employee D about her sex life about her sex life; and

and

1. 4. sent and received sexual or otherwise inappropriate direct messages with Employee D including sending Employee D explicit sexual images of himself.

The Regulated Member has admitted to the above charges.  Pursuant to a joint penalty proposal to a hearing tribunal, the Hearing Tribunal formally reprimanded the Regulated Member and ordered that the Regulated Member’s practice permit be suspended for three (3) consecutive weeks.  The Regulated Member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in fines and $7,500 in costs regarding the investigation and hearing.  The Member was also ordered to complete a Comprehensive Occupational Assessment for Professionals (COAP) at his own cost and within six (6) months of the date of the hearing and to provide evidence of successful completion of the COAP.  The COAP is a 2–3 day multidisciplinary assessment which provides diagnostic evaluation, treatment recommendations, recommendations about fitness to practice and suggestions for any accommodations, modifications or restrictions to practice.  The COAP is performed by a clinical team of experienced psychiatrists and psychologists.  Pursuant to the joint penalty proposal, the Hearing Tribunal also ordered that a summary of the Hearing Tribunal’s findings and penalty orders be published on the College’s website with the Regulated Member’s name.