Doctor who hogtied boy, 7, sentenced
A paediatrician has been found guilty of ‘hog-tying’ a young boy and sitting on his back during a consultation on the Gold Coast.
Dr Neville Davis has been placed on a good behaviour bond, with no conviction recorded, following the incident in October 2012.
The Gold Coast doctor admitted ‘hog-tying’ the boy was inappropriate and a momentary lapse of judgment, but had denied sitting on the child and pleaded not guilty to common assault.
He also denied claims he offered to flush the boy's head in a toilet - an act referred to as a "swirlie".
Dr Davis apparently described the boy's behaviour as "out of control and dangerous", and said the mother believed he may have had autism or Asperger's.
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On Wednesday Magistrate Paul Johnstone rejected Dr Davis’s claims he had 'only squatted' over the boy.
Davis had said he squatted over the child as a technique to control his bad behaviour, and had not used the technique since because it was ineffective.
Last month, the court heard that since the allegations, conditions set by the Australian Medical Board require Dr Davis to have a chaperone present during consultations.
The boy’s mother took photographs of the incident.
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