Ex- Doctor Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Involving Thirty-Eight Individuals in His Care

Prosecutors have announced that a former doctor has been charged with carrying out assaults involving thirty-eight victims who were under his care.

Details of the Serious Allegations

The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham faces allegations of numerous acts of sexual assault – some of which involve some against minors under the age of thirteen – between 2017 and 2021.

A deputy chief CPS official stated, “Legal teams have diligently worked to assist a detailed and complex police inquiry, carefully reviewing the evidence to establish that there is a strong case to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest.”

Scope of the Police Inquiry

The charges follow what police described as a “detailed inquiry” into alleged assaults at two hospitals: a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and a facility in Dudley.

The defendant will appear at the North Staffordshire justice centre on 20 January.

List of Charges

The charging documents said the 45 charges include:

  • Fifteen counts of assault.
  • Seventeen counts of penetrative assault.
  • 9 counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.
  • 3 counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen.
  • 1 count of attempting to assault by penetration.

Authorities are urging individuals with information to get in touch with the relevant police force.

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