N.L. dentist caught in ‘teaching moment’ when he let officer remove teeth from inmate
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A courtroom in Newfoundland heard today that a dentist who allowed a correctional officer to remove teeth from a sedated inmate was caught up in a “teaching moment” when he handed over his tools.
The comments were read today in provincial Supreme Court in Gander, N.L., as part of an agreed statement of facts in the case of Dr. Louis Bourget, who pleaded guilty in September 2023 to assault.
The court heard that Bourget said in a statement that the correctional officer, Ron McDonald, was watching him work and was very interested in the procedure.
Bourget began actively teaching McDonald and let him pull four teeth from inmate Neil Harris’s mouth, but the dentist realized afterward he had crossed a line.
McDonald pleaded guilty to assault in September 2023.
The agreed statement of facts was read today during a sentencing hearing for Bourget, and the matter was set over until next month.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2024.
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