Shamyal Hamoon Jamil loses bid to keep name secret after allegedly sending photo of genitals to medical student

The name of an Adelaide doctor accused of sending a picture “revealing his genitals” to a medical student can be revealed after he failed in a bid to keep his identity a secret.

An Adelaide doctor accused of sending a picture “revealing his genitals” to a medical student has failed in a bid to keep his name a secret.

Shamyal Hamoon Jamil argued that publication of his identity would cause “particular shame and distress” because of his Muslim background, and that his parents’ health would suffer if they found out about the allegations.

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

It is alleged he sent inappropriate messages, including an explicit photograph, to two female medical students who were on placement at his Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) workplace in 2020.

He is also accused of presenting fabricated evidence to authorities during their investigation of the allegations.

Shamyal Hamoon Jamil is accused of sending a photo of his genitals to a medical student. Picture: iStock

Mr Jamil, who now lives in Melbourne, denies most of the allegations but admits sending some inappropriate text messages.

However, he has launched his own complaint, accusing the medical student and her friend of “stealing” the picture from him.

He accused the medical student in an official letter to Equal Opportunities Commissioner Jodeen Carney of sexual harassment and said the friend, also a medical student, had “colluded to tarnish his reputation”.

A decision on that case has been delayed until the matter brought by the Medical Board is finalised.

The tribunal last year heard Mr Jamil sent the explicit picture along with a duck emoji – allegedly a reference to his penis.

But Mr Jamil argued that the emoji was instead a reference to his cat, which is named duck.

In the tribunal’s latest judgement, Mr Jamil said his name should be kept secret in line with a previous decision, where he had been anonymised.

Further, he said he is not a practising Muslim but comes from a Muslim background and respects the Islamic culture.

“The conduct that is alleged against him would be viewed very adversely and very seriously under Islamic law,” the tribunal said.

Mr Jamil said his father has a serious heart condition, and extreme emotional distress is a known trigger of heart attacks in vulnerable individuals.

In a decision made in June but only published last month, the tribunal accepted that publication of Mr Jamil’s identity would cause him and his parents substantial distress and shame.

However, it found that the evidence did not establish that publication would endanger their life or health.

“We do not consider that any of the matters raised by the respondent, taken separately or in combination, provide a sufficient basis to outweigh the public interest in the open administration of justice,” it said.

The tribunal has heard the evidence and submissions in the case and reserved its decision, the judgement said.

Originally published as Shamyal Hamoon Jamil loses bid to keep name secret after allegedly sending photo of genitals to medical student