University of Hong Kong suspends professor over past sexual misconduct in Canada

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Cheung, E. (2026, September 7). University of Hong Kong suspends professor over past sexual misconduct in Canada. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3366656/university-hong-kong-suspends-professor-over-past-sexual-misconduct-canada?utm_source=rss_feed

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A Canadian disciplinary panel has ruled against Peter Tanuseputro, a professor at the University of Hong Kong, due to past allegations of sexual misconduct. The incident occurred in 2018 while Tanuseputro was working at the University of Ottawa, where he made sexual comments and engaged in unwanted touching towards a female research assistant. The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal temporarily disqualifies him from practicing for eight months, with Tanuseputro also ordered to pay C$6,000 (US$4,335) in costs. The University of Hong Kong has since suspended the professor from clinical work and face-to-face teaching activities while he works remotely.
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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has suspended professor Peter Tanuseputro from clinical work and face-to-face teaching, after discovering that he was temporarily disqualified from practising in Canada due to past sexual harassment allegations. The university became aware of the situation through a whistle-blower's complaint, and subsequently asked Tanuseputro to work from home while his status is reviewed. Tanuseputro, a clinical professor in the department of family medicine and primary care, had obtained his medical practice certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in 2010. The university took action after it became aware of a professional misconduct ruling against him, but the details of the ruling and the allegations are not specified in the article. Tanuseputro's suspension is effective while HKU reviews his status.

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University of Hong Kong suspends professor over past sexual misconduct in Canada University of Hong Kong confirms that Peter Tanuseputro was asked to work from home after it became aware of professional misconduct ruling against him A professor at Hong Kong’s oldest medical school has been suspended from clinical work and face-to-face teaching after the university discovered he was temporarily disqualified from practising in Canada following past sexual harassment allegations.
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University of Hong Kong suspends professor over past sexual misconduct in Canada University of Hong Kong confirms that Peter Tanuseputro was asked to work from home after it became aware of professional misconduct ruling against him A professor at Hong Kong’s oldest medical school has been suspended from clinical work and face-to-face teaching after the university discovered he was temporarily disqualified from practising in Canada following past sexual harassment allegations. asserted
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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) confirmed on Monday that Peter Tanuseputro, a clinical professor in the department of family medicine and primary care, was asked to work from home after the university became aware of a professional misconduct ruling against him. asserted
university → confirm → him
“After learning of the incident, HKU’s faculty of medicine immediately suspended all of the professor’s clinical work and face-to-face teaching activities, and arranged for him to work from home,” the university said in response to an inquiry from the South China Morning Post following a whistle-blower’s complaint. asserted
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Tanuseputro, who obtained his medical practice certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in 2010 and joined HKU in 2024, was found by the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal on April 8 to have “constituted conduct that was disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional and conduct unbecoming a physician”. asserted
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He was reprimanded, and his certificate of registration in Canada was suspended for eight months from April 9. asserted
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He was also ordered to pay C$6,000 (US$4,335) in costs to the college. asserted
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The tribunal heard that in 2018, while working for the University of Ottawa and holding two research positions at hospitals, Tanuseputro made sexual comments to a female research assistant after a social gathering and engaged in unwanted touching. asserted
Tanuseputro → hear → touching
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