{"id":819413,"date":"2026-07-22T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/819413\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T21:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:18:15","slug":"sickkids-doctors-licence-suspended-after-arrest-on-child-sex-abuse-material-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/819413\/","title":{"rendered":"SickKids doctor’s licence suspended after arrest on child sex abuse material charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

The organization that regulates Ontario\u2019s medical profession says it has suspended the licence of a doctor at Toronto\u2019s Hospital for Sick Children who was arrested Tuesday on charges related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material.<\/p>\n

The College of Physicians and Surgeons\u2019 website<\/a> says Dilan Dissanayake is not permitted to practise medicine, adding an interim order to suspend his licence was issued Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The site lists the charges against him, as well as the conditions of his release on bail, which include a ban on being alone with any minors aside from his own children.<\/p>\n

In a statement, a spokesperson for the college says the organization\u2019s inquiries committee can impose a suspension on an interim basis without notice when a doctor is likely to \u201cexpose patients to harm or injury, and urgent intervention is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toronto police have charged Dissanayake<\/a>, 44, with both accessing and possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material.<\/p>\n

They say investigators have found no evidence the material linked to the charges is related to Dissanayake\u2019s work as a physician.<\/p>\n

SickKids Hospital released a statement Tuesday, saying it is \u201cdeeply upset and dismayed\u201d and condemns the alleged behaviour by the suspect, adding Dr. Dissanayake was placed on immediate leave once it became aware of the investigation.<\/p>\n

The college\u2019s site says Dissanayake specializes in rheumatology and pediatrics, and obtained his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 2014.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tDr. Dilan Dissanayake, 44, of Toronto. Courtesy SICKKIDS.CA\/HO <\/p>\n

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