Ex- Physician Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Involving 38 Individuals in His Care
Prosecutors have announced that a former doctor now faces charges for carrying out sexual assaults involving thirty-eight individuals who were under his care.
The Grave Allegations
The accused, 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 to 2021.
A senior CPS official said, “Legal teams have diligently worked to support a thorough and intricate police inquiry, meticulously examining the available evidence to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest.”
Scope of the Investigation
The charges come after what police described as a “detailed inquiry” into alleged sexual offences at medical facilities: the Royal Stoke university hospital and a facility in Dudley.
The defendant will appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January.
List of Offences
Prosecutors outline the forty-five charges include:
- Fifteen counts of sexual 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 have asked individuals with information to get in touch with the investigating team.
