Queensland Doctor Charged Over Alleged Access to Dating-Site Users’ Records
A Queensland doctor was charged with 33 computer-hacking counts after allegedly accessing patient records of women whose profiles he saw on SugarDaddy.com.
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 Health Ombudsman later suspended Lim’s medical registration, preventing him from practising in Australia while the matter continued. No plea had been entered at the time of the reports.
This is a cross-context privacy case: public or semi-public dating information allegedly became a key for searching a far more sensitive institutional database. Health systems need audit alerts for unusual person-specific lookups, strict need-to-know controls and rapid notification pathways. Daters should not have to hide lawful relationship preferences to receive confidential care. The unauthorized-access claims remain allegations unless proven in court. Administrative suspension protects the public during the process but is not itself a criminal finding.