A Vancouver doctor has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage patients, according to police.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) began investigating the doctor nearly three years ago after learning a 17-year-old girl had allegedly been sexually assaulted by a doctor at a Chinatown medical clinic. Police say the alleged offences took place over several years.

In the investigation, the VPD discovered another alleged assault by the same doctor involving a 14-year-old girl in 2015, this time at a clinic in Burnaby.

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Police are asking anyone who had contact with the doctor to come forward.

“It is always a personal decision for anyone to come forward and report a sexual assault,” said VPD Investigation Division Supt. Dale Weidman.
“We understand, for some, that decision may take time.

“We want to assure everyone that if you do come forward, you will be met with care and compassion, and you will receive trauma-informed support throughout the investigative process.”

Dr. Herman Hau Man Lee has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference in connection with alleged offences in Burnaby in 2015. As well, he faces one count each of sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation in connection with alleged offences in Vancouver between May 2018 and December 2022.

Lee is still a practicing physician. He is currently out on bail and is not permitted to treat anyone under 16 unless another adult is present.

Anyone wishing to make a report is asked to call the Vancouver Police Sex Crimes Unit at 604-717-0602.