On February 17, 2021, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Okafor  committed the following acts of professional misconduct:

•  sexually abusing a patient; and

• engaging in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by registrants as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. 

On April 30, 2021, the Discipline Committee ordered that:  

1. the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded; 

2. the Registrar revoke the registrant’s certificate of registration effective immediately; 

3. the Registrar place terms, conditions and limitations on the registrant’s certificate of registration; 

4. the registrant reimburse the College $ 17,370 for funding provided for therapy and counselling under s. 85.7 of the Health Professions Procedural Code, and to post security acceptable to the College to guarantee the payment of this amount, within 30 days of the date of the order; and

5. the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $51,850 within 30 days of the date of the order.

The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.

All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/. 

Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].

On March 25, 2021, Dr.  Okafor filed a Notice of Appeal with the Divisional Court appealing the Discipline Committee’s decision on finding dated February 17, 2021 

As set out in s. 71 of the Health Professions Procedural Code, this order remains in effect despite the appeal.

On December 14, 2023, the Divisional Court dismissed Dr. Okafor's appeal for reasons provided in Okafor v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 6332. https://canlii.ca/t/k1rjt.