A Canadian nurse practitioner accused of offering sex to a male patient as part of his medical care has released purported private text messages and alleged that the complainant was experiencing mental-health difficulties.
Lori Chern, who practices in Kamloops, British Columbia, is contesting allegations of sexual misconduct after a man claimed she propositioned him during a medical assessment at her home.
The complaint filed with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives alleges that Chern sat “right next to him,” began “caressing” his arm while checking his blood pressure and then offered to have sex with him.
Chern has now shared screenshots of what she says are their text exchanges with Our News Outlet. She maintains that the meeting was entirely professional and says the man contacted her after his firearms license was suspended.
She also says coverage of the allegations has created serious concerns for her personal safety.
“I am getting doxxed from all over the world and my safety is in jeopardy,” Chern told Our News Outlet in an email.
In a written statement, Chern denied all wrongdoing.
“During that meeting, I learned the form was connected to his firearms license suspension from the day before,” she wrote.
Chern, who practices in Kamloops, British Columbia, is being investigated over alleged sexual misconduct
Lori Chern is challenging allegations of sexual misconduct connected to an assessment at her home
Chern shared a public statement and alleged screenshots of text messages, saying the meeting was strictly professional
“I became very uncomfortable and needed time and distance before declining to assist him for public safety reasons.”
Chern said the man first reached out in July seeking help with an assessment connected to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
She initially declined, she said, but agreed to meet after he emphasized that the matter was urgent.
According to Chern, she chose not to complete the paperwork after learning more about the man’s mental-health concerns.
Five days after their meeting, she said, she texted him to explain that she could not help and directed him to a social worker at an Urgent and Primary Care Center.
The screenshots supplied by Chern show the pair initially discussing a meeting at her home.
In one exchange, the man asked whether she had sent his medical disclosure forms to the Chief Firearms Officer.
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Chern advised him to speak with a social worker at an urgent-care center who might be able to assist.
The man responded that he did not want to face the uncertainty of going through the center.
“There is an urgency to this form anyways have a nice day,” he wrote.
The nurse frequently posts videos about medical practices, including guidance for men on injecting testosterone
“There was no request for or offer of sexual intercourse, no comments about loving sex, no physique remarks, and no sexual invitations,” Chern said
Chern rejects the allegations and says she never received payment from the man
Chern alleges that the man filed the sexual-misconduct complaint the day after she declined to help him.
“There was nothing sexual about the encounter, nor the text thread,” she wrote.
“There was no request for or offer of sexual intercourse, no comments about loving sex, no physique remarks, and no sexual invitations.”
An order issued by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives on November 4 says the complaint alleges that Chern asked the man to sit on her couch during an August assessment and began caressing his arm while measuring his blood pressure.
The complaint also alleges that Chern asked about the man’s sex life and said the discussion was intended to benefit his health.
According to the allegations, she then offered to have sex with him and told him he could contact her outside work if he later changed his mind.
Chern categorically disputes the allegations and says she never accepted money from the man.
She also defended RN Collaborate, her practice focused on men’s health and wellness.
Chern said references on the practice’s website to erectile dysfunction, low libido and related men’s health concerns had been wrongly interpreted as sexual in nature.
“They are not a sex program,” she wrote.
The BCCNM is continuing to investigate her practice.
