R v Chee (Tony)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Neutral Citation | [2020] NICC 10 |
| Date | 19 May 2020 |
| Court | Crown Court (Northern Ireland) |
Neutral Citation No: [2020] NICC 10
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref:
Delivered: 19 May 2020
ICOS NO. 18/085107
IN THE CROWN COURT IN NORTHERN IRELAND
SITTING IN BELFAST
REGINA
-V-
TONY CHEE
His Honour Judge McFarland
Recorder of Belfast
Introduction
1. This is a ruling in respect of a renewed abuse of process application made on
behalf of the defendant. The defendant is a medical practitioner and in the
course of his general practice of medicine he carried out intimate
examinations of female patients. He was committed for trial and arraigned in
January 2016 and pleaded not guilty to a significant number of counts of
sexual assault, sexual assault by penetration and indecent assault of a female
(contrary to articles 6 (1) and 7 (1) of the Sexual Offences (NI) Order 2008 and
section 52 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861). The indictment was
severed by agreement with the first trial (ICOS reference 15/113560) dealing
with eleven counts involving seven complainants. These counts related to
patients who had made complaints to a number of people and then either
directly or indirectly to the police. The defendant was found not guilty in
respect of all counts in May 2018. The remaining thirteen counts were dealt
with at a second trial (ICOS reference 18/085107) which concluded in
February 2020. This group of counts arose in respect of complaints which
were made subsequent to publicity in relation to the charging and appearance
in court of the defendant and a public appeal by the police in August 2014.
No evidence was offered in respect of one complainant and the defendant
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