The dental surgeon that allowed a jail guard to extract enamel from an inmate in 2020 has now been granted an absolute discharge by a Supreme Court docket choose.

Justice Melanie Del Rizzo discovered “that though Dr. Louis Bourget violated his place of authority and belief, convicting him of a legal offence and placing him in custody would serve neither the dentist nor the general public,” reported CTV Information.

Final yr, Bourget pleaded responsible to the assault. His protection crew sought absolutely the discharge, arguing a legal conviction would finish his profession. Del Rizzo acquired roughly 70 letters of help for Bourget from his colleagues and sufferers.

The Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador dental boards have disciplined Bourget and his authorized charges and fines have price him round $1 million.

Be taught extra concerning the outcomes of this case from CTV Information.