Canadian psychiatrist charged with sexual assault pleads not guilty

October 20, 2017

Dr. Ravi Shenava, a psychiatrist in Ontaria, Canada who has been charged with five counts of sexual assault and one count of extortion, pleaded not guilty in court.  

He was originally arrested in 2015 when a 28-year-old woman complained to police.  When police began investigating, they found four more alleged victims.

The trial is slated to begin next week and last for two and a half weeks.  The crown intends to call four to five witnesses.

SOURCES: Teresinha Medeiros, "WINDSOR PSYCHIATRIST PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO SEXUAL ASSAULT," AM800, 19 Oct 2017, http://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/windsor-psychiatrist-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-assault-1.3371167; "Windsor psychiatrist pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges," CTV Windsor, 19 Oct 2017, http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-psychiatrist-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-assault-charges-1.3639445.