We live in interesting times, that’s for sure. With celebrities committing crimes and handling themselves with the services of PR firms, it shouldn’t be surprising that run-of-the-mill criminals would fly the same skies.
Toronto’s sleazy sex assault doctors have done just that and have gone with the services of PR firm Navigator Ltd. to help gloss their image a little. Amitabh Chauhan and Suganthan Kayilasanathan have been the subject of a couple of posts here now, with the most recent revelation as to Chauhan’s career in the military coming out in the last few days. The two 32-year-old doctors are now out on bail and emerged from Old City Hall looking every bit the part of a men’s magazine cover model.
No, not that kind of men’s magazine.
Hours before their Wednesday release, the two appeared unshaven and weird-looking at a bail hearing. But after the hearing, oooh boy. The two accused made a brief public appearance looking every bit the part of the sleek power players. The two dapper dudes all but strutted in their defence, with Kayilasanathan saying “We fully intend on defending very vigorously through the court process the allegations that are made against us.”
“Despite everything that’s happened to me over the past few days, I still have faith in our justice system,” added Chauhan.
Navigator Ltd. largely traffics in PR for politicians, apparently, so providing these crooks with a sleek veneer may be right up their proverbial alley. Interestingly, neither sex assault doc wore a coat despite the chilly temperatures. Was this an effort to show off the fly gear? Probably.
In any event, the case of the Toronto sex assault doctors has been taking some interesting turns and it’s doubtful we’ve heard the last of it. The way this carries out in the public eye remains a compelling object lesson as to the intersection of fame and crime.
