Aesthetic doctor jailed for molesting male patient struck off medical register

On July 5 and 6 in 2013, Tan Kok Leong gave his patient, a Malaysian doctor, a sleeping drug in the course of a liposuction procedure, then molested the man and took more than 20 lewd photographs. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - An aesthetic doctor currently serving 4½ years' jail for drugging and molesting a male patient has been struck off the medical register and will no longer be able to practise on his release from prison.

Tan Kok Leong, in his mid-50s, had admitted to his conviction to the disciplinary tribunal of the Singapore Medical Council (SMC).

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