George Doodnaught sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting patients

Dr. George Doodnaught, a Toronto anesthesiologist who was found guilty of sexually assaulting 21 women while they were under sedation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Doodnaught was found guilty in November of assaulting women who were in his care at North York General Hospital between 2006 and 2010. The assaults included kissing, fondling and other sexual acts.

Defence attorneys were seeking an 8- to 10-year sentence, while the Crown argued for a 15-year sentence.

During the trial, which ran through most of 2013 due to a number of adjournments, most of the 21 victims took the stand against Doodnaught. They each gave similar accounts of being fondled, kissed and having his penis placed in their mouths and hands. The women testified that they were aware of what was happening but weren't able to move their mouths or limbs.

Doodnaught was a 26-year veteran in medicine before being arrested in 2010.