In Montreal, a doctor found guilty of sexual assault and facing accusations from seven more women allegedly attempted to protect his assets from his victims before taking his own life, two lawsuits claim. The legal actions, filed in Montreal recently, accuse Stephan Probst, the former head of nuclear medicine at the Jewish General Hospital, of sexually assaulting two women identified as A and G.
Both A and G are seeking damages exceeding $300,000 from Probst’s estate. They assert that Probst transferred two properties to his partner, Wendy Devera, before his suicide in an apparent effort to hinder potential successful lawsuits from his alleged victims.
Probst and Devera were convicted in August 2024 of sexually assaulting an unnamed woman referred to as X in court documents. Subsequently, Probst faced new charges six months later, alleging sexual assaults against seven additional women spanning from 2003 to 2020.
A and G claim in their lawsuits that they were among the additional victims and only came forward to authorities after learning about X’s case through the media, which closely paralleled their own experiences.
Devera received a two-year sentence, with half to be served under house arrest, for her involvement in X’s assault. Quebec court Judge Suzanne Costom noted that Devera likely would not have committed the assault if not for her relationship with Probst.
Probst died by suicide in June 2025 before being sentenced for the August 2020 assault on X and before the additional charges against him could be tried in court. Prior to his death, property records indicate that Probst transferred two properties to Devera for no cost. Devera subsequently sold one of the properties for $470,000 while retaining ownership of the other, a downtown condo valued over $1.2 million.
A and G argue in their lawsuits that the property transfers were a deliberate move to thwart potential compensation to alleged victims from Probst’s estate. A’s lawsuit suggests that Probst orchestrated these transfers to render himself insolvent and evade creditors.
Additionally, business records reveal that Probst appointed Devera as a director of his company, Stephan Probst Medical Services, shortly before his death in May 2025.
In her lawsuit, A details her initial encounters with the pair, stating that she met Devera on a dating app in 2018. Their interaction led to sexual encounters involving Probst, who allegedly joined in without her consent during intimate moments with Devera. A eventually cut ties with the couple in 2020 after witnessing Probst attempting sexual acts with an unconscious woman at a party.
G, the other plaintiff in the case, alleges that she was in a relationship with Probst since 2012, during which he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. G’s lawsuit does not implicate Devera in any sexual misconduct.
Both A and G claim that the assaults have caused them severe emotional distress, including suicidal thoughts and depression, necessitating frequent emergency visits. None of the allegations in the lawsuits have been tested in court. CBC attempted to reach out to Devera’s legal representative for comment without success.
