Last Updated Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:54:07
REGINA - A medical doctor convicted in 1999 of drugging and
sexually assaulting two of his patients is due to be released in Regina
Tuesday.
The case of John Schneeberger, who was able to avoid arrest by planting a
plastic vein in his arm with someone else's blood, attracted international
attention.
Schneeberger is being released as the made-for-TV movie I Accuse
based on the case comes out next week.
When investigators accused Schneeberger of sexual assault in 1992 and took
blood samples from the doctor, the DNA didn't match that from the crime scene.
Instead of removing blood from Schneeberger's vein, it was drawn from the
plastic tube he had planted in his arm.
Allegations from another victim eventually led to Schneeberger's
conviction.
Schneeberger is being released after serving two-thirds of a six-year
sentence. He said he hopes to work in Regina.
The federal government wants Schneeberger deported for lying on his
citizenship application. He was born in Zambia and came to Canada in 1987.
Alberta Canadian Alliance MP Bob Mills, who has been acting as a watchdog
on the case, says he hopes the federal immigration minister can move ahead
with a deportation order before a new cabinet is sworn in under Paul Martin.
Written by CBC News Online staff
John Schneeberger planted
plastic vein in arm with another's blood (file photo)