An emergency room doctor who worked in hospitals in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is facing five more sexual assault charges, and RCMP say they believe there may be other victims in those provinces and Quebec.

Sanjeev Sirpal was initially charged in August in relation to an alleged assault at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Amherst, N.S., where he was working as an emergency room doctor.

“Investigators learned that the assault took place in January 2025 during an assessment at a hospital emergency room and believed there may be additional victims,” RCMP said in a Friday release.

Police say since then, more people have come forward with complaints.

Sirpal is now facing five additional charges of sexual assault. RCMP say these charges stem from his employment as a doctor in h

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