Ex- Doctor Charged with Assault Charges Involving 38 Patients

Prosecutors have announced that a former doctor has been charged with performing sexual assaults against thirty-eight victims who were under his care.

Details of the Serious Charges

The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham has been charged with numerous sexual offences – comprising acts against children younger than 13 – between 2017 to 2021.

A senior prosecutor said, “Legal teams have worked at length to support a thorough and intricate police inquiry, carefully reviewing the evidence to determine 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 come after what police described as a “detailed inquiry” into reported sexual offences at two hospitals: the Royal Stoke university hospital and a facility in Dudley.

The defendant is due to appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January.

Breakdown of Charges

Prosecutors outline the 45 sexual offences he is charged with:

• 15 counts of sexual 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 attempted penetrative assault.

Police have asked anyone with concerns to get in touch with the investigating team.