Queensland Doctor Charged Over Alleged Access to Dating-Site Users’ Records
Queensland authorities charged a doctor with 33 computer-hacking counts over alleged access to records of women seen on SugarDaddy.com. A regulator separately suspended his registration, but that protective order does not decide the criminal allegations.
Queensland authorities charged physician Benjamin Hock Beng Lim, 41, with 33 counts of computer hacking after alleging that he accessed health records belonging to women whose profiles he had seen on SugarDaddy.com. The alleged access occurred while he worked within Queensland Health between May and October 2025. Prosecutors alleged the record lookups were unauthorized and connected to profiles Lim encountered on the dating service.
He had been stood down from Queensland Health in December before the charges were reported. A magistrate granted bail with conditions including a fixed residence, surrender of passports and no international travel. The court declined to frame use of dating sites itself as the alleged offense; the issue was access to protected records. The Queensland Office of the Health Ombudsman separately confirms that it suspended Lim’s medical registration effective February 16, 2026. Its protective order says the suspension continues until it is revoked or set aside; it does not decide the criminal charges.
The alleged privacy breach crossed two very different settings: a dating profile and a protected health database. The regulatory notice confirms Lim’s suspension, not the alleged searches. Health systems can reduce this risk with strict access controls and alerts for unusual person-specific lookups; patients should not have to hide lawful dating preferences to receive confidential care. The unauthorized-access claims remain allegations unless proven in court, and no plea had been entered in the reports reviewed. An administrative suspension is a protective measure, not a criminal finding of guilt.