Rio Grande do Sul Cardiologist Held in Preventive Custody Over Suspected Abuse of Patients

Overview

• Daniel Kollet remains in preventive detention as civil police investigate reports that he abused patients during medical exams in Taquara and nearby cities.
• The inquiry describes a pattern in which women were asked to undress for heart tests and then were hugged, kissed, and touched without consent, with some told to keep the encounters secret.
• An anonymous report from Porto Alegre led investigators to review his conduct in hospitals beyond Taquara, and police asked other potential victims to come forward.
• Officers say they are examining possible crimes that range from sexual harassment to rape, including one account that he prescribed controlled drugs and then assaulted a sedated patient.
• The regional medical council opened an administrative case, while Kollet’s lawyers deny the allegations and cite his nearly 30-year career across several towns and a past teaching post at a local medical school.