'Dr Shock' jailed for sex abuse in Canada
2013-02-05 09:03
Johannesburg - Former SA Defence Force psychiatrist Aubrey
Levin has been jailed for five years in Canada for sexually abusing his
patients, Beeld reported on Tuesday.
Levin, 74, was sentenced in a Calgary court last Thursday,
and was earlier struck off the roll of medical practitioners.
His wife Erica was charged with defeating the ends of
justice, after she allegedly tried to bribe a juror in the case.
"Your patients came to you for help. Instead, you were
responsible for creating more problems. This was a horrible violation of
trust," Court of Queen's Bench Justice Donna Shelley told Levin during
sentencing.
Levin was found guilty on three of nine charges against him.
Shelley said Levin deserved eight years in jail, but was
given a reduced sentence because of his age and ill health.
Levin, who would be registered as a sex offender, was known
as "Dr Shock" during the apartheid era, when he headed a programme at
1 Military Hospital in Pretoria that aimed to "cure" homosexual
soldiers with shock therapy.
His Canadian offences came to light in March 2010 when the
original complainant showed two videos, taken on a spy camera, which showed
Levin fondling his genitals.
Levin's legal team was expected to file an appeal within two
weeks.
- SAPA
