Doctor Shamyal Hamoon Jamil to learn penalty after sending explicit photos to medical students and buying one a massager

An Adelaide doctor who sent medical students explicit photos and bought one a massager tried to argue his intentions were innocent. Read his bizarre excuses.

An Adelaide doctor who sent medical students creepy explicit photos has had his bizarre excuses, including buying one a massager for her scoliosis, knocked back by a tribunal.

Shamyal Hamoon Jamil had disciplinary proceedings brought against him by the Medical Board of Australia in the SA Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT).

A judgment published online earlier this month found Dr Jamil’s conduct amounted to unprofessional conduct on multiple grounds.

The tribunal found Dr Jamil sent inappropriate messages, including explicit photographs, to two female medical students who were on placement at his Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) workplace in 2020.

The first medical student said Dr Jamil sent her a nude photograph in a disappearing message on Facebook Messenger.

“He sent her a further disappearing message. It contained the same nude photograph, but the genital area of the respondent had been blanked or blurred out and arrows had been added to indicate various muscle groups of the body,” the judgment read.

Shamyal Hamoon Jamil will learn his penalty at a later date. Photo: File

“He continued to say he could teach her anatomy and talked about the muscles on her body.”

The tribunal found Dr Jamil also fabricated evidence, by providing a screenshot of messages from the first medical student showing her interest in him and initiating conversations about her body after the pictures were sent.

“The screenshot emerged after CALHN had made a finding of misconduct and threatened termination, and in doing so placed emphasis upon the fact that (the medical student) had suddenly ceased online contact,” the judgment read.

The tribunal found Dr Jamil also sent an explicit photo to a second medical student, saying “well I might as well send you the duck that you’ll be missing out on tonight (emoji). Check your secret messages”.

Dr Jamil tried to argue he had sent the medical student a video of his cat named duck.

The tribunal heard that the second medical student screenshot a nude photo Dr Jamil sent to her, which he argued she had stolen the photo from his phone and sent it to herself.

Dr Jamil provided a screenshot message from the woman apologising for taking his nude photo. However, the tribunal found this message had been fabricated as well.

The tribunal found Dr Jamil gave the second medical student a massaging device, which he sent her many sexualised messages about.

Dr Jamil argued he bought her the massager for her scoliosis to help with her sore neck and back while “jokingly” referring to it as a vibrator.

However, the tribunal ruled Dr Jamil gave the second medical student the “totally inappropriate” gift in the hope of developing a sexual relationship, and that he was not genuinely concerned for her scoliosis.

The tribunal also found Dr Jamil inappropriately touched the second medical student at the hospital on one occasion, but allegations he propositioned her for sex and played pornography to her at his house were not proven.

Dr Jamil, whose contract was not extended when it ended in January 2021, will learn his penalty at a later date.