A former Yorkton gynecologist is staring down a sentence of two-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault.
Mohammad Haque was convicted on four counts of sexual assualt (out of a total of 16 charges) back in May. Last Friday at the Court of Queen’s Bench, Haque (who now resides in Ontario) was sentenced to 30 months in a federal correctional centre.
He was sentenced to 18 months on one count and 12 months on another count, which will be served consecutively. He was sentenced to one year each for two more counts, but they will be served concurrently with the first two sentences.
Haque served as a Yorkton obstetrician-gynecologist for years before he relinquished his licence in 2013 when the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) sanctioned him for “unprofessional conduct.”
In early 2016, after several women came forward with accusations, police arrested Haque on six counts of sexual assault.
Additional allegations were added to the case. The charges ranged from 1989 to 2012.
In addition to the jail time, Haque was ordered to pay a total of $800 as a victim impact surchage. He also received a 10-year firearm prohibition order and a lifetime Sex Offender Information Registration Act order. He will also have to provide DNA samples for analysis.
