Former Doctor Charged with Assault Allegations Involving 38 Individuals in His Care
Prosecutors report that a former doctor has been charged with committing assaults involving 38 victims who were patients.
The Serious Charges
Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham has been charged with numerous sexual offences – including some against minors under the age of thirteen – spanning the period from 2017 and 2021.
One senior CPS official commented, “Legal teams have diligently worked to support a thorough and intricate police inquiry, carefully reviewing the available evidence to establish that there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial and that it is in the interest of justice.”
The Police Inquiry
The charges come after what police described as a “detailed inquiry” into reported assaults at two hospitals: the Royal Stoke university hospital and Russells Hall hospital.
The defendant will appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January.
List of Charges
Prosecutors said the forty-five charges comprise:
- 15 counts of assault.
- Seventeen counts of penetrative assault.
- 9 counts of assault on a minor under thirteen.
- Three counts of assault of a child under 13 by penetration.
- One count of attempting to assault by penetration.
Authorities are urging individuals with information to contact the investigating team.
