DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
hearing costs of $15, 680.00.
For complete details of the Order, please see the
full decision at www.cpso.on.ca. Select Find a Doctor
and enter the doctor’s name.
APPEAL
On April 26, 2019, Dr. Horri appealed the penalty
decision to the Superior Court of Justice (Divisional
Court). The appeal operates to stay the penalty deci-
sion pending the outcome of the appeal.
DR. HARVEY CHRISTOPHER HYSON
PRACTICE LOCATION: London
AREA OF PRACTICE: Neurology
HEARING INFORMATION: Statement of Uncontested Facts
on Liability; Uncontested Penalty
On January 23, 2019, the Discipline Committee
found that Dr. Hyson committed an act of profes-
sional misconduct, in that he has been found guilty
of an offence that is relevant to his suitability to
practise and he has engaged in conduct unbecoming
a physician.
At all relevant times, Dr. Hyson practised at the
London Health Sciences Centre as a neurologist and
held a position as an assistant professor in neurology
at Western University.
Dr. Hyson communicated with an individual who
he believed to be a 16-year-old girl for the purpose
of procuring sexual services. Dr. Hyson was imme-
diately made aware at the time of initial contact of
the age of the individual, and the detective posing
as the 16-year-old girl continued to indicate to Dr.
Hyson that Dr. Hyson was communicating with a
16-year old. Dr. Hyson persisted in his attempts to
communicate with and requested photographs of this
fictitious teenager, “Janice.”
Dr. Hyson not only requested a sexual encounter,
he also made all the arrangements to carry out the
sexual encounter, including making arrangements
with respect to the location, date, and time and
bringing funds for the transaction. His actions were
intentional and planned, involving ongoing corre-
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spondence.
On April 12th, 2012, shortly after 3:00 p.m.,
police observed Dr. Hyson approach the agreed-
upon location in his vehicle. Police initiated a stop
and Dr. Hyson was arrested. On arrest, $300 in cash
was seized from Dr. Hyson’s front pocket and a cell
phone from his car.
This amount was the price agreed on by Dr. Hyson
and the detective posing as the 16-year-old girl, for
the anticipated sexual services that Dr. Hyson would
receive.
Police conducted an investigation into the Internet
Protocol Addresses (“IP address”) associated with the
e-mails exchanged between Dr. Hyson and the detec-
tive. Dr. Hyson sent the emails from his personal IP
addresses and also from an IP address belonging to
Western University, and other IP addresses associated
with London Health Sciences Centre.
On December 20th, 2016, Dr. Hyson pleaded
guilty before Justice Gorman in the Superior Court
of Justice in London Ontario, to one count of at-
tempting to stop a motor vehicle for the purposes of
obtaining the sexual services of a prostitute.
The Crown Attorney and Dr. Hyson’s counsel
made a joint submission on sentence for a suspended
sentence and an order of six months’ probation. The
joint submission was accepted by Justice Gorman.
Breach of Undertaking
On January 14, 2018, Dr. Hyson entered into a vol-
untary undertaking to restrict his practice. The Janu-
ary 2018 undertaking provides that Dr. Hyson was
to notify staff at his Practice Locations of his practice
restriction by providing a copy of the undertaking to
management. Further, the undertaking provides that
Dr. Hyson was to ensure that the manager in charge
during each of his shifts at his Practice Locations was
aware of his practice restriction.
Dr. Hyson breached his undertaking by not in-
forming management or staff at McCormick Nursing
Home of his practice restrictions.
ORDER
The Discipline Committee ordered: revocation of
Dr. Hyson's certificate of registration; a reprimand;
and payment of hearing costs to the College in the
amount of $6000.00.