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Psychiatrist testifies for former Bedford pharmacy manager at voyeurism sentencing
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Joseph Sadek testified in Halifax provincial court Wednesday that Fady Markos Faltas could have been experiencing a medication-induced manic episode when he hid a camera in the staff washroom at the Lawtons store at 965 Bedford Hwy.
12, 2025, which was Faltas’s 45th birthday.
13, 2025, undertaking to police prohibits him from possessing any device that records video, attending the Lawtons store and communicating with any staff members.
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Psychiatrist testifies for former Bedford pharmacy manager at voyeurism sentencing
Doctor says Fady Markos Faltas may have been experiencing 'drug-induced, full manic episode' when he hid camera in store washrooms, Crown doesn't accept explanation
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By Steve Bruce
Published Oct 30, 2026
Former pharmacy manager Fady Markos Faltas enters Halifax provincial court Wednesday for the start of his sentencing hearing on five counts of voyeurism. The hearing will continue in January.…
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