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Top COVID doctor convicted of child sex crime banned from practicing medicine

A disgraced B.C. public health official who oversaw COVID-19 pandemic measures has agreed to never practice medicine again following a conviction for child sex offences.

Alex Zoltan
May 24, 2025
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A disgraced B.C. public health official who oversaw COVID-19 pandemic measures has agreed to never practice medicine again following a conviction for child sex offences.

Albert Stefanus de Villiers, the former chief medical officer of B.C.’s Interior Health organization, has surrendered his licence with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and has agreed to not reapply to practice medicine, according to a decision released by the college on Wednesday.

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