Vancouver, February 4, 2026: A 65-year-old Vancouver-based physician has been charged with sexually assaulting two teenage patients at medical clinics in Vancouver and Burnaby, according to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD).
Police announced on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, that the accused, Herman Hau Man Lee, faces multiple charges following a nearly three-year investigation. The alleged incidents involve two teenage girls who were patients at clinics where Lee practiced in Vancouver’s Chinatown and Burnaby.
The investigation began in March 2023, when police became aware of allegations that a 17-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by a doctor over several years while attending a medical clinic in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
During the investigation, police also uncovered an earlier allegation involving a 14-year-old girl, who reported being sexually assaulted in 2015 while visiting a clinic in Burnaby where Lee had previously practiced.
VPD Sergeant Steve Addison noted that Lee travels to China regularly and was out of the country for periods during the investigation.
On November 28, 2025, the BC Prosecution Service formally charged Lee with:
One count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference for alleged offences in Burnaby in December 2015 involving a 14-year-old patient
One count each of sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation for alleged offences in Vancouver between May 2018 and December 2022 involving a 17-year-old patient
Lee has been released on bail and remains a practicing physician in British Columbia. However, court orders prohibit him from treating anyone under the age of 16 without another adult present.
According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC registry, Lee is listed as a practicing physician operating out of Keefer Medical Clinic at 118 Keefer Street in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Reception staff at the clinic indicated Lee sees patients there a few days per week, though he was reportedly out of the country at the time of the announcement and not expected to return until mid-April.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC confirmed it is aware of the criminal charges against Lee. The college stated that when a registered physician “is charged with a relevant or specified offence,” it must be reported to the college.
“Once the charge is reported, the college’s inquiry committee may consider whether it is in the public interest to take extraordinary action to protect the public through imposing limits or conditions on the registrant’s practice, suspending the registrant’s license, or seeking an undertaking to enter practice conditions that could mirror bail conditions,” the college said in an email from its public affairs department.
Arshia Bivadi, CEO of Downtown Radiology and Keefer Medical Clinic, expressed shock at the news, stating he had no prior knowledge of the allegations.
VPD Investigation Division Superintendent Dale Weidman emphasized that investigators believe there may be more victims and encouraged anyone who may have been affected to come forward.
“It is always a personal decision for anyone to come forward and report a sexual assault. We understand, for some, that decision may take time,” Weidman told the Vancouver Sun. “We want to assure everyone that if you do come forward, you will be met with care and compassion, and you will receive trauma-informed support throughout the investigative process.”
Police are asking anyone who has received treatment from Lee and has not yet spoken to police to contact the VPD’s Sex Crimes Unit at 604-717-0602.
(Rh/VK)
