A Montreal physician found guilty of sexual assault and accused of assaulting seven more women allegedly made efforts to protect his assets from his victims before taking his own life, according to two legal complaints filed in Montreal recently.
The lawsuits, lodged earlier this month, claim that Stephan Probst, the former head of nuclear medicine at the Jewish General Hospital, sexually assaulted two women referred to as A and G in each lawsuit.
Both A and G are pursuing over $300,000 in damages from Probst’s estate. They assert that Probst transferred two properties to his partner, Wendy Devera, before his suicide in an apparent bid to hinder his alleged victims from successfully suing his estate.
Probst and Devera were convicted in August 2024 for sexually assaulting an unnamed woman, identified as X in court documents. Six months later, new charges were brought against Probst, accusing him of sexually assaulting an additional seven women between 2003 and 2020.
A and G claim in their legal actions that they were among the additional women assaulted and decided to approach the police only after learning about X’s case through the media, which they say closely mirrored their own experiences.
Devera was sentenced to two years minus a day for her involvement in X’s sexual assault, with half of the sentence to be served under house arrest and the remaining half under community supervision with conditions.
Quebec court Judge Suzanne Costom stated in her ruling that she believed Devera would not have committed the assault if she had not been in a relationship with Probst.
Probst died by suicide in June 2025, before facing sentencing for the August 2020 sexual assault against X and prior to the court proceedings on the additional charges against him.
Records indicate that in May, a month before his death, Probst transferred two properties to Devera for no monetary consideration. Recently, Devera sold one of the properties, a condo in Plateau Mont-Royal, for $470,000. She still retains ownership of the other property, a high-end downtown condo purchased by Probst for over $1.2 million in 2017.
A and G allege in their lawsuits that the property transfers were a deliberate move to prevent alleged sexual assault victims from receiving compensation from Probst’s estate.
“A intends to demonstrate that these gratuitous actions were a scheme by Probst to dispose of his assets and make himself insolvent to cheat his creditors,” A’s lawsuit states.
Additionally, business documents reveal that on May 15, 2025, weeks before his death, Probst appointed Devera as a director of his business, Stephan Probst Medical Services.
In the lawsuit, A details how her interaction with the couple commenced. She recounts meeting Devera on an online dating platform in 2018 and subsequently agreeing to a sexual relationship with Devera. In 2019, Devera suggested a meeting at one of Probst’s residences.
A narrates that during their initial encounter, Probst offered her drugs, which she accepted, and while she and Devera engaged in sexual activity, Probst joined in despite A’s explicit refusal and intoxication.
She further explains that similar incidents occurred on multiple occasions during subsequent visits, where Probst would assault her against her will while she was with Devera. A asserts that she severed ties with Devera and Probst in 2020 after witnessing Probst attempting a sexual act with an unconscious woman at a party in his home.
Following the revelation of X’s case, which resembled her own experience, she decided to report the incidents to the authorities, only then realizing that she had been a victim of sexual assault.
A’s lawsuit accuses Devera of collaborating with Probst to recruit A, drug her, and sexually assault her. Devera has not faced charges related to A’s case.
On the other hand, G, the second plaintiff suing Probst’s estate, alleges that she was in a relationship with Probst from 2012, during which he allegedly drugged her without consent and sexually assaulted her. G’s lawsuit does not implicate Devera in any sexual misconduct.
Both A and G claim that the alleged assaults have led to suicidal thoughts, depression, and psychological distress, necessitating frequent emergency interventions.
None of the claims in the lawsuits have been validated in court. CBC attempted to contact Devera’s legal representative for comment but received no response.
