A Chatham-Kent Health Alliance emergency physician is facing multiple sexual charges involving a minor, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says.
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Robert Nathanial Wismer was charged Monday with three counts each of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching to persons under 16 years old, a notice on the doctor’s profile on the college’s website says.
The alleged offenses took place between Aug. 29 and Oct. 12 of this year.
“Chatham-Kent Health Alliance recently became aware of charges against Dr. Robert Wismer. Dr. Wismer is not currently providing services at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance,” hospital officials said in an emailed statement Friday.
“Chatham-Kent Health Alliance understands that the allegations are unrelated to Dr. Wismer’s medical practice or duties at the hospital, and no finding has been made by any court. The hospital is reviewing the matter.”
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Wismer, a Thamesville native, joined the hospital in 2019.
He received his bachelor of medical science from Western University in 2005 and completed his doctor of medicine at Flinders University School of Medicine, South Australia, in 2015.
Wismer spent two years as a junior medical officer in Central and Western Australia working across multiple medical disciplines.
After returning to Canada, he completed his family medicine residency in Chatham-Kent through the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
The Daily News has reached out to Chatham-Kent police for further information.
The college’s website stated Wismer was released with the following conditions:
- He must not contact or communicate in any way either directly or indirectly, by any physical, electronic or other means, with named persons.
- Must not be within 10 meters of any place where he knows named persons to live, work, go to school.
- Must not attend a public park or public swimming area where persons under the age of 16 years are present or can reasonably be expected to be present, or a daycare center, school ground, playground or community center except with another adult who is aware of these loads.
- Must not be alone with any child under the age of 16 (other than his biological children) except with another adult who is aware of these charges.
- Must not possess any weapons as defined by the Criminal Code.
Wismer’s matter will return to the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham Nov. 4.
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