Judge Vic castigates the litany of false doc lies

A false gynecologist who lied about his qualifications and looted patients hundreds of thousands of dollars over a decade has a deep capacity for deception, a Melbourne judge says

Raffaele Di Paolo, 61, pleaded guilty to 51 offenses of procuring, badault, indecent badault and obtaining or attempting to obtain property by deceit.

He pretended to be a doctor and a fertility specialist in Melbourne between 2005 and 2015, but the lies date back decades to his work in a clinic in Italy.

The Victoria County Court was told Thursday that Di Paolo had received forged credentials to claim that he was a doctor, an obstetrician and a gynecologist in a crackdown on corruption in the Italian medical system in the United States. 1990s.

"These documents have apparently been made available to you, according to your lawyer, to protect the clinic … Di Paolo was finally convicted and fined by a Roman court to pbad for a doctor

Judge Stuart noted Paolo claimed to have obtained qualifications in Australia and was repeatedly designated as a "doctor" in Italian court documents.

After his return to Australia, Di Paolo used the same false documents to prove that he was qualified in Italy Judge Stuart stated: [TRADUCTION] "Your capacity for deception is deep"

have no doubt … that you have extensive experience and skills in this area. That's the way you introduced yourself that is critical. "

Di Paolo is convicted in relation to 30 victims, composed of women whom he treated and their partners.

He told his victims that he had worked in Melbourne In fact, Di Paolo tried but failed to join Monash IVF before registering his own company.

He injected homeopathic substances to women, took blood but never labeled it and in some cases he has Prosecutors said that he had defrauded his victims of more than $ 385,000, but that Di Paolo's lawyers disputed part of that amount.

Victims have described the fake doctor of "quack, con-man and predator" who inflicted intense emotional, physical and financial damage.

His crimes were discovered by health authorities, including the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and then the police.

The 61-year-old was found gu In 1965, the jury accused Di Paolo of lying and telling people that he had been accepted. "He was badly affected, psychologically, by my father's unrealistic expectations," Daniel Di Paolo said in a statement.

Judge Stuart is expected to complete Di Paolo's conviction on Friday.