Regina chiropractor gets 15-month community sentence for sex assault of patient

National Post

5 days ago

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A judge has sentenced a Regina chiropractor to 15 months in the community for sexually assaulting a patient.
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Court of King's Bench Justice Janet McMurtry says a prison sentence would have made it difficult for Ruben Manz to support his family.
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'Incarceration, in my view, would overemphasize the gravity of the offence,' McMurtry said Monday.
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Manz was accused of touching or pulling the breasts of seven female patients while stretching their necks between 2010 and 2020.
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A jury found him guilty on one count of sexual assault, not guilty on five other counts and a mistrial was determined on the remaining count.
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The Crown argued Manz sexually touched the women for no legitimate medical purpose, betraying their trust in him as a medical caregiver.
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Manz testified that he got his patients to fill out forms and asked for their consent before working on sensitive areas of the body, including the chest and buttocks.
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If patients told him they were uncomfortable, he said, he stopped.
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The judge said Manz must follow a curfew and have no contact with the victim, as well as keep the peace and be on good behaviour.