A disciplinary tribunal has stripped Toronto sex doc Parajian of his medical licence. This announcement follows his guilty plea to conduct of harassment against 13 female victims. Harassment events took place over a span of six months, starting in November of 2020. They had the most extraordinary effect on the Beaches neighborhood of Toronto.
They were able to identify Parajian’s white Jeep. He doubly preyed on young girls – in particularly, the most vulnerable ones, mainly between the ages of 10-15. Eyewitness accounts showed that he was driving slowly when getting close to his victims. On several different instances, he would act like he was looking on his phone to try to take a video or a picture of them. The disturbing behavior is consistent with prior alerts for a man in a white Jeep exposing themselves in the same district. All of these occurrences had been documented for almost two years before Parajian took such drastic measures.
In court, Parajian pleaded guilty to indecent exposure. As a consequence, he was given a rehabilitative sentence of three years of probation with continued community supervision. Parajian and the College of Physicians and Surgeons together filed the joint request once he finished his probation. They claimed that the seriousness of his actions warranted the revocation of his medical registration.
The tribunal’s findings emphasized the serious impact of Parajian’s behavior on public confidence in medical professionals. “Patients come to physicians for protection and healing,” the tribunal remarked. The clamor following these incidents has eroded the public’s trust that any doctor they see will protect them and that they will be safe in their intimate dealings with them. Revocation will help maintain that confidence.
Victims and their families have shared powerful and personal testimonies of their pain as a result of what Parajian has done. One mother shared her feelings about the breach of trust: “I used to have a certain level of trust and respect for that physician simply because they were a medical professional. Now, that pre-established trust is gone.” Another echoed this sentiment, stating, “I am anxious and skeptical of anyone who treats my children for the first time.”
That happened last week, when the tribunal published its ruling. Our answer to the callous conduct displayed by Parajian. This case is a stark reminder of the immediate need for rigorous accountability against those who violate medical standards. The safety and trust of their patients is paramount.
