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Calvin Barry Appears on Left and Right

Episode 1: Civil Liberties (Segment 1 Preview)

Published on Dec 5, 2012

On this episode, the topic of "Civil Liberties" with guests: Calvin Barry, Defense Attorney; Jagmeet Singh, MPP, Bramalea-Gore-Malton/NDP Justice Critic. Host Michael A. Charbon tackles hot button issues with polarized positions in this engaging in depth opinionated discussion series. Original Air Date: Nov. 27, 2012.

Calvin Barry Appears on Left and Right

Episode 2: Legalizing Marijuana (Segment 1 Preview)

Published on Dec 5, 2012

On this episode, the topic of "Legalizing Marijuana" with guests: Calvin Barry, Defense Attorney and Alex Wood, US Political Analyst. Host Michael A. Charbon tackles hot button issues with polarized positions in this engaging in depth opinionated discussion series. Original Air Date: Dec. 4, 2012.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Calvin Barry Criminal Lawyer

More charges against accused back-alley cosmetic surgeon

Published on Friday December 14, 2012

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Alexandra Bosanac
Staff Reporter

Additional charges have been laid against a GTA woman alleged to have provided women with back-alley cosmetic treatments.

Two more women have come forward to claim that Newmarket resident Marilyn Ely Reid, 46, injected them with a potentially dangerous substance.

Toronto police arrested Reid in November after a 28-year-old female client fell gravely ill. The woman eventually required surgery to have the injected substance removed from her buttocks.

Reid operated a website advertising buttock, lip and muscle augmentations and Botox injections using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a dermal filler recognized by Health Canada.

PMMA is an augmentation drug and is not regulated. Surgeons use the drug, which comes in liquid or gel form, for bone reconstruction. It is not illegal to possess PMMA, but it was allegedly administered in an illegal and dangerous fashion in this instance, police said.

According to the federal agency, dermal fillers can cause serious side effects, including pain, bruising, swelling or edema, and infection.

Had the woman not gone to a doctor she might have died, Det. Louise Farrugia said following Reid’s arrest last month. “This is like going to a friend’s house to have your appendix removed.”

Police say Reid consulted clients over email and would perform the procedures in their home or in hotel rooms.

Reid allegedly requested cash payments for her services, which could run into the thousands of dollars.

Now, two other women, aged 23 and 27, are saying they were also treated by Reid.

As a result, Reid has been charged additionally with two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of unlawfully causing bodily harm.

Under terms of the bail, she must take down her website and agree not to perform the procedure. Her next court appearance is Dec. 21.

Police suspect there are more victims and urge anyone who may have received this type of treatment from the accused to seek medical advice from a licensed practitioner.