Judge overturns suspension of Edmonton chiropractor facing 9 sexual assault charges

Bradley Basaraba in an interview with CTV News Edmonton in March 2024. (CTV News Edmonton)

A judge has overturned the suspension of an Edmonton chiropractor charged with multiple counts of sexual assault.

Bradley Basaraba was first charged with sexual assault in November 2024, after a woman attending his practice, Yeg Chiro and Nuero, said she was “innappropriately touched” during a hip adjustment.

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Basaraba was allowed to continue practising under conditions from the the College of Chiropractors of Alberta (CCOA), which included working under direct in-person supervision and telling patients he was under investigation for misconduct.

Those conditions, according to a court document, had been in place since May 2024 in response to three complaints.

In December, Basaraba was charged with another eight counts of sexual assault after eight more patients made allegations; that same month, the court document shows the CCOA suspended Basaraba’s licence over allegations he failed to adhere to supervision requirements.

A judge at the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta overturned that suspension on Wednesday, saying Basaraba was denied procedural fairness during the suspension process.

Among the reasons cited was the lack of evidence or specifics to support the allegations that Basaraba was not complying.

“The allegation that he breached the supervision condition was devoid of every detail that would have allowed him to prepare an intelligent response,” the judge’s decision read. “Consequently, he was not notified of the case to be met.

“(Basaraba) had been practicing under conditions for some 3.5 months, and the allegations could have related to any of his contacts with any of his patients. When did this happen? Who was the patient? Where did it happen? How long did it happen for? Who was the supervisor? Without answers to these questions, (Basaraba) could only provide a bare denial of the sort contained in his written submissions.”

The judge said the CCOA is free to submit another request for a suspension.

CTV News Edmonton has reached out to the CCOA for comment.