US EditionVancouver doctor arrested for alleged sex assaults of teenage patients
Herman Hau Man Lee faces five charges linked to assaults between 2015 and 2022 at clinics in Vancouver and Burnaby, with police urging more victims to come forward.
- On Feb. 3, 2026, the Vancouver Police Department announced charges against Herman Hau Man Lee, a 54-year-old Vancouver doctor, for alleged sexual assaults of two teenage patients.
- Vancouver Police investigators opened the probe in March 2023 after learning a 17-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted at a Chinatown clinic, reviewing evidence for over two years.
- The BC Prosecution Service filed charges on Nov. 28, 2025, against Herman Hau Man Lee for alleged offences in Burnaby in Dec. 2015 and Vancouver from May 2018–Dec. 2022.
- Lee is now out on bail and remains a practising physician in B.C., but bail conditions prohibit treating patients under 16 without another adult present.
- Investigators say there may be more victims and urge contact with the Vancouver Police Sex Crimes Unit at 604-717-0602, promising trauma-informed support.
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Vancouver doctor charged with sexually assaulting teens: police
Police in Vancouver say a 65-year-old doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting two teenage patients over a number of years, and investigators believe there may be more victims who have yet to come forward.
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Vancouver doctor arrested for alleged sex assaults of teenage patients
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China travel delayed Vancouver doctor’s arrest for alleged sex assaults of teen girls
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say their investigation into a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting teenage female patients took years to result in charges because the suspect went to China. Investigators who are encouraging other potential victims to come forward say 65-year-old Herman Hau Man Lee from Vancouver was arrested in November and has now been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference in both cases. The charges come afte…
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