Another RCMP doctor accused of sexual assault, but N.L. police not laying charges

On the heels of news a Nova Scotia doctor wouldn't be charged after 152 RCMP officers and civilianscomplained of sexual misconduct, police in Newfoundland and Labrador are confirming a different doctor faced seven similar complaints in their province.

A spokesperson for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the force investigated the complaints but decided against laying charges.

Police won't say when and where the alleged incidents took place, other than tosaythe complaintswere "historical" in nature.

It's similar to outcomes of investigations in Nova Scotia and Ontario, where formerRCMP recruits mostly female complained their medical examinations involved an unnecessary amount of invasive and exploitative tests.

Karen Miller, a retired RCMP officer, said the Bedford, N.S.,doctor made her go throughbreast, vaginal and rectal exams. She also said the doctor made her touch her toes in a backless hospital gown while he stood behind her.

Miller was a recruit at the time of the tests, and needed the doctor to sign off on her exam so she could begintraining in Regina.

There were 152 complaints of sexual assault against that doctor.

The RNC is not releasingthe name of the person it investigated, but a spokesperson confirmed it was not the same name as the doctor in Nova Scotia.

Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador