Dr Ian Gebhardt facing 4 charges

By Brian Konrad with files from The Canadian Press

Crimes alleged to have happened in late 1980s

Medicine Hat doctor charged with sexual assault and sexual interference

Oct 6, 2021 | 6:53 AM

YORK, ONT. — Police north of Toronto have charged a family doctor from Medicine Hat with sexual assault.

York Regional Police say a man reported he had been sexually assaulted as a young child in 1988 and ’89 and the investigation uncovered a second victim.

Police say Ian Gebhardt, who is 59, was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference of a person under 14.

The accused was known to work for volunteer organizations with children in York Region in the ‘80s.

In a release, York regional police say Gebhardt has been a resident of Medicine Hat since 2007.

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Gebhardt went to trial in Medicine Hat in 2018 on a charge of sexually assaulting a patient, but the charge was stayed.

However, CHAT News was told today an investigation into that case remains open by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons.

College spokesperson Andrea Garland also says Gebhardt has withdrawn from practice, but exactly when he quit isn’t clear.

“CPSA is aware of the charges by York Regional Police against Dr. Ian Neil Gebhardt, and will be following our standard internal investigation process,” Garland further commented in a written statement.