The Case of Dr. John Schneeberger

Initial Allegation

• In Kipling, Saskatchewan, Candy alleges rape by her doctor, John Schneeberger, after he gave her an injection.
• Candy reports muscle weakness and believes she was raped. She collects her underwear as evidence.

Initial Investigation and DNA Evidence

• Candy goes to a rape clinic in Regina, where semen is found on her clothing and a vaginal swab.
• Versed, a preanesthetic drug causing numbness and sleepiness, is found in her system.
• Dr. Schneeberger agrees to a DNA test to end the controversy.
• The first DNA test results show that Dr. Schneeberger's DNA does not match the biological material from Candy's rape test kit, leading many to doubt Candy's story.

Further Investigation and Doubts

• Candy insists the initial DNA test was tampered with, prompting a second DNA test monitored by police.
• The second DNA test also clears Dr. Schneeberger.
• Dr. Schneeberger suggests Versed might have caused erotic hallucinations.
• Candy hires a private investigator who finds hair (without roots) and a lip balm in Dr. Schneeberger's car.
• Epithelial cells on the lip balm are tested and match the DNA from Candy's rape test kit.
• The evidence from the lip balm is inadmissible in court because it was obtained without a warrant.

Civil Suit and Third DNA Test

• Candy files a civil suit and brings charges against Dr. Schneeberger with the local medical society.
• A third DNA test is conducted, videotaped by police.
• Dr. Schneeberger refuses to have blood drawn from his finger, claiming a disease that causes bruising.
• The technician struggles to extract a blood sample from his arm, and the sample is later deemed too degraded for testing.

New Evidence and Arrest

• Five years after the alleged rape, Dr. Schneeberger's stepdaughter claims he assaulted her and gave her injections.
• His wife discovers condoms, needles, and drugs (including Versed) in his home.
• Dr. John Schneeberger is arrested and ordered to undergo another DNA test.
• Samples of hair, saliva, and blood (from his finger) are taken and match the DNA found on Candy's vaginal swab.

Discovery of the Deception

• Dr. Schneeberger testifies that he surgically inserted a plastic tube filled with a patient's blood into his arm to deceive the DNA tests.
• He claimed Candy broke into his home and stole a used condom to frame him.

Trial and Conviction

• Dr. Schneeberger is found guilty of sexually assaulting Candy and his stepdaughter, as well as drugging Candy and obstructing justice.
• He is sentenced to six years in prison.

Aftermath

• Candy learns that Dr. Schneeberger was denied parole.
• Police emphasize the importance of supporting DNA evidence with corroborative evidence.
• The case took seven years and 24 days to resolve.