A Sydney-based general practitioner, Dr. Andrew Small, faces five new charges, increasing the total number of alleged victims to eight in a widening investigation into sexual assault and indecency allegations. The charges relate to incidents at his bulk-billing practice in Waterloo, spanning several decades.
Dr. Small, who practices at Waterloo Medical Centre and resides in a $12 million Bellevue Hill mansion, was initially arrested in May and charged with five offences against four female patients. Following his re-arrest, police laid five further charges, including allegations involving a patient who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged offence.
The new charges include three counts of aggravated sexual touching, one count of aggravated sexual intercourse with a person aged 14 to 16, and one count of aggravated indecency with a person aged 16 and under authority. Court documents indicate that one alleged incident of aggravated sexual intercourse with a minor occurred in 2011 when Dr. Small was 55. He is also accused of sexually touching the same patient and committing an act of indecency on another patient over 16 in 2011. Further allegations involve sexually touching two other female patients in the past year and in January of the current year.
Dr. Small has practiced at the Waterloo Medical Centre since 1987. The fresh charges follow an earlier arrest on May 14, when police raided his practice and took the 70-year-old doctor into custody. At that time, he was charged with sexually assaulting four patients between 1998 and March 2026.
During a bail hearing, the police prosecutor described the case as strong, emphasizing that the alleged offences were committed by a doctor in a position of trust. One alleged victim reportedly told police she was sexually assaulted after visiting Dr. Small for stomach pain. The court was informed that Dr. Small had previously been subject to a Health Care Complaints Commission investigation in 2012, after which he was permitted to continue practicing.
Dr. Small was granted bail with strict conditions, including not practicing medicine and not entering his Waterloo Medical Centre. He has surrendered his passport and must report to the police twice a week. His bail also prohibits him from providing medical advice or treatment to any person, except for his own medical needs.