A psychiatrist is someone who is medically licensed, focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. However, this psychiatrist allegedly broke his oath by sexually harassing his own patient, a reported rape victim.
According to several documents sent in by a reader, Dr. Gurdeep, a psychiatrist at a Petaling Jaya hospital, violated the trust of his patient, who will be referred to as Ms. A.
He was supposed to be giving professional advice to the rape victim, but unfortunately misused his responsibility by actually telling to Ms. A that “sex is good”, that he has a lot of sex, and that “people should enjoy sex.”
The woman was referred to Dr. Gurdeep for her treatment in early 2019 but didn’t expect that her life would then change for the worse just from that first meeting.
The harassment started after a few consultations with the doctor, and he began to text her through Whatsapp.
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The conversations started off as harmless chit-chat but progressively turned into suggestive comments and sexual innuendos. He had even once called her while masturbating and asked Ms. A. to join in.
Appalled by his ‘invitation’, she ignored his proposition and tried to keep the interaction professional.
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Dr. Gurdeep persisted and started to send explicit and naked images of himself while requesting she do the same. He had even shown to her a sex toy that he had purchased for the both of them to use, offered her ecstasy, and even invited her to come to his house.
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These actions of his forced Ms. A to stop consulting with him as she had started to get anxiety attacks daily, keeping her awake at night, and she had even resorted to self-harm as a way of coping. But apparently, he still didn’t get the message. He even brazenly messaged and called her multiple times a day asking “how she is”.
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A report has been made to the hospital regarding the issue and it is now under investigation. However, according to the reader who informed WORLD OF BUZZ of the situation, Ms. A’s name was nearly revealed to Dr. Gurdeep, coming close to breaching the confidentiality and privacy of the patient as a whistle-blower and a victim.
Apparently, they still “needed more time” even when the verdict was out to inform the patient of the conclusion.
WORLD OF BUZZ reached out to the hospital, and they have given us a statement regarding the sexual harassment allegation.
“Please be informed that the Hospital had received a complaint on this incident and had taken immediate action to suspend the Consultant on the 6th of July 2019 and followed by termination from practicing at the Hospital effective 15th July 2019.”
“We wish to reiterate that the allegation was confined to the communication between the Sessional Consultant Psychiatrist and the patient, personal in its nature and did not happen within the Hospital premises.”
“We would like to emphasize the complaint was taken seriously and immediate action is taken according to due process to safeguard the safety and confidentiality of our patients, doctors, and employees.”
“The hospital has referred this matter to the Malaysian Medical Council for further action and has lodged a police report regarding the allegations against the hospital and our Chief Executive Officer. All matters are now left to the relevant authorities for their further action, and we will not be making further comments.”
Thankfully, the hospital was swift with their actions and dealt with this preposterous matter immediately. We hope the authorities will also look into this matter seriously so this pervert can no longer harm another being.
