Chia Liang Saw, 41, faces 53 charges of alleged sexual abuse after appearing in Perth Magistrates Court. Prosecutors allege Saw used a dating website to contact underage girls and recorded child patients he was treating for ADHD. His medical registration is currently suspended as investigations continue into seven potentially additional victims.
What are the specific allegations against Chia Liang Saw?
Saw appeared in court on Tuesday facing 20 fresh charges. These new allegations involve communications with one individual spanning a 20-day period, according to his lawyer, Alex Smith.
The total number of offences attributed to the accused has now reached 53. Prosecutors allege that Saw sexually abused and recorded child patients he was treating for ADHD. The court also heard allegations that Saw used the Sugar Daddy website to procure children for sex.
Additional allegations include:
- Sending inappropriate emails to a victim while they were in school.
- Waiting outside a child’s school and home.
- Possessing child exploitation material.
- Indecent dealing with children under 13.
Saw’s lawyer, Alex Smith, stated that Saw denies the persistent sexual conduct allegations. Smith argued that the recordings made by the doctor were intended to protect himself against accusations. However, prosecutors told the court that an expert reviewed the recordings and found no reasonable explanation for the interactions.
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The allegations involving the Sugar Daddy website highlight how the accused allegedly used a dating website to contact underage girls. In this case, prosecutors allege the defendant’s internet search history included the term “Doctor Saw paedophile.”
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The case involves allegations that Saw targeted patients being treated for ADHD.
What happens next in the legal proceedings?
Saw was not required to enter a plea during Tuesday’s appearance. He remains in custody and is scheduled to reappear in the same court this Friday for the continuation of his bail application.
Prosecutors indicated that investigations are ongoing. They suggested that further charges are likely to be laid in the coming days as more victims are potentially identified. Currently, the charges involve patients, including eight girls aged 12 to 15, a 10-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old girl.
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He has been remanded in custody and is awaiting further court proceedings regarding his bail application.
His medical registration has been suspended.
Prosecutors told a court there could be more victims; seven more victims have potentially been identified.
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