Edmonton chiropractor facing 8 new sexual assault charges after complainants come forward

Edmonton police say eight more complainants have come forward since they announced a sexual assault charge against chiropractor Bradley Basaraba last month.

Basaraba, 60, is now facing eight new sexual assault charges, city police said Thursday.

In April of this year, a woman reported to police that Basaraba had inappropriately touched her while he provided a hip adjustment at his chiropractic clinic YEG Chiro and Neuro on Jasper Avenue.

Following an investigation by Edmonton police, Basaraba was charged with one count of sexual assault in May.

In November of this year, when the police announced they had charged Basaraba, they said investigators believed there may be other complainants.

The additional complainants who came forward reported sexual assaults that took place between 2008 and this year, police said.

Entitled to practice 

In a statement on its website Friday, the College of Chiropractors of Alberta said it took "immediate steps" to restrict Basaraba's practice permit after the first charge of sexual assault, but after the chiropractor brought a court application, he was permitted by a Court of King's Bench order to continue to treat patients, under conditions. 

Basaraba is currently entitled to practice by the college, provided that he is under the direct, in-person supervision of a regulated health professional when providing treatments as a chiropractor for all areas of practice, at any time and in any location in Alberta. 

These treatments include chiropractic, acupuncture and hypnotherapy, and the supervisor must be approved by the college. 

Basaraba is also required to notify all current and prospective patients that he is under investigation by the CCOA for unprofessional conduct and obtain their written acknowledgement prior to providing any chiropractic services. 

In light of the new charges, the college says it will be seeking additional public protections under the Health Professions Act of Alberta. 

"Given the new charges, CCOA will be immediately seeking additional public protections while the criminal process unfolds," the statement said.