Disgraced doctor John Balafas barred from Coogee venue

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A Bondi doctor, John Andrew Balafas, 50, has been banned from entering popular eastern suburbs venue Coogee Bay Pavilion, following allegations he breached apprehended domestic violence orders (ADVOs).

Balafas was convicted in 2023 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault, intimidation, and contravening an ADVO after an incident where he threatened a victim with an axe, slammed it on a table, punched them, and smashed a glass on their legs.

He was sentenced to an 18-month community correction order.

In December 2022, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal barred Balafas from practicing medicine for three years after finding he sexually exploited and invaded female patients during medical check-ups.

Balafas now faces two additional charges related to alleged ADVO breaches in Coogee on May 12 and September 7, 2023.

Court documents do not detail the alleged breaches, but his bail conditions, agreed upon in September last year, prohibit him from entering the Coogee Bay Pavilion.

The conditions also resulted in the forfeiture of a $30,000 surety, divided between Balafas and an unnamed acceptable person.

Balafas has pleaded not guilty to the breaches, with a hearing scheduled for March this year.

Source: The Daily Telegraph

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