Cosmetic doctors face off in defamation battle
Gold Coast-based Dr Cesidio Colagrande claims his 'commercial competitor' was behind a 2018 false review that wrongly implied he had sexually assaulted a patient.
A cosmetic doctor is suing a rival clinician for defamation, alleging he posed as a patient to post a negative review online to damage his reputation.
Gold Coast based Dr Cesidio Colagrande is seeking unspecified damages from Dr Min Sik Kim and his wife over the allegedly false review on the US-based RateMDs website, which is used by people across Australia.
The review, posted in December 2018, stated: “After what he did to me, I can’t believe he’s still practising. Just read the article.”
The review was followed by a link to a news article about Dr Colagrande’s conviction for sexual assault of a “stripper”.
