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A doctor who sexually assaulted his patients and secretly recorded videos of them during examinations at University of Ottawa Health Services clinics has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Vincent Nadon of Chelsea pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple counts of sexual assault and voyeurism at a court hearing that featured emotional statements from nearly a dozen of his victims.

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Some wiped away tears as they described the devastating impact of the actions of their doctor.

Several women said they now had trouble trusting doctors or other authorities and worried the videos might be circulating.

The charges relate to 49 victims over a span of 28 years.

Crown Attorney Meaghan Cunningham said she was not aware of any other medical professional in Canada convicted in a sex-crime case with that many victims.

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Nadon, 57, used a personal cellphone to make video recordings of 38 patients during medical examinations at the clinics, the court heard. In most cases, the women’s breasts were exposed, and the camera also captured them dressing and undressing.