A 50-year-old man who worked at a Vancouver cosmetic clinic is facing sex charges related to alleged behavior at work, police said Friday.
Ali Aghasardar has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of voyeurism.
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Police began investigating Aghasardar in 2019, when a woman came forward and said she had been sexually assaulted during a laser hair removal appointment at the Dermabella Clinic at Howe and Smithe streets.
In the course of the investigation, police interviewed a second woman who said she had been photographed nude while receiving treatment at the clinic.
Police allege that the incidents took place between January and October 2019.
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Aghasardar has been placed under court-ordered conditions not to be alone with any patient or client without another adult present during any treatment.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Vancouver Police Sex Crimes Unit at 604-717-0601.
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