A doctor accused of sexually assaulting a patient at a southeastern New Brunswick hospital last year has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Sanjeev Sirpal has 4 trials scheduled in N.B., N.S.
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 10, 2026 12:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Four trials have been set for Dr. Sanjeev Sirpal over the coming months in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on charges alleging he sexually assaulted patients at three hospitals. (NB Lung website)
A doctor accused of sexually assaulting a patient at a southeastern New Brunswick hospital last year has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Dr. Sanjeev Sirpal, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting a patient at the Sackville Memorial Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025.
The case was back in Moncton provincial court Thursday.
A lawyer acting on Sirpal’s behalf entered the not guilty plea. A trial on the charge was set for April 13-14 next year, lawyer T.J. Burke confirmed to Radio-Canada.
Sirpal remains free on conditions.
It’s the fourth trial scheduled in two provinces over allegations that Sirpal sexually assaulted patients in hospitals where he worked.
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