Jailed for sexual assault
May 12, 2021
DISGRACED pharmacist, Hany Samir Ibrahim, will spend up to two years behind bars after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old patient in a consulting room at a pharmacy in Mascot, NSW on 01 Jul 2019.
The NSW District Court heard Ibrahim had taken the woman into a private room when she came to the pharmacy seeking access to emergency contraception, where he lifted up her clothing and inserted his finger into her vagina, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Shocked and uncomfortable the woman eventually stood up and pulled her clothing back on, while Ibrahim asked her not to "talk to anyone", adding "this is a private conversation".
The 47-year-old pharmacist had initially denied the allegations, before entering a guilty plea in Sep 2020 (PD 07 Dec 2020).
Speaking during a sentencing hearing on Tue, Ibrahim said he was "very regretful and ashamed" of his actions.
"She was a poor girl who trusted me and I did a terrible thing," he said.
"I don't know why I acted unprofessionally like that.
"I found myself [doing] this horrible thing."
Pushing for a custodial sentence, the prosecution told Judge Mark Williams that the "breach of trust and [the] vulnerability of the victim should be taken into account".
Williams issued a two-year jail sentence with a non-parole period of nine months, after taking into account a number of issues including "his otherwise good character and record" the Daily Telegraph reported.
Ibrahim's pharmacy registration has been suspended since Jun 2020, after the NSW Supreme Court overturned a NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal granting him permission to practice under strict conditions (PD 16 Dec 2019) allowed him to pursue his career despite facing charges.
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