Ex- Physician Charged with Assault Charges Involving Thirty-Eight Individuals in His Care
Legal authorities have announced that a ex- physician now faces charges for carrying out assaults against 38 victims who were patients.
Details of the Serious Allegations
The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham has been charged with numerous sexual offences â comprising acts against children younger than 13 â between 2017 to 2021.
One senior CPS official said, âOur prosecutors have worked at length to assist a detailed and complex investigation, carefully reviewing the evidence to determine that there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial and that it is in the interest of justice.â
Scope of the Police Inquiry
These allegations come after what investigators called a âcomplex investigationâ into reported sexual offences at medical facilities: the Royal Stoke university hospital and a facility in Dudley.
Spencer will appear at the North Staffordshire justice centre on 20 January.
Breakdown of Charges
The charging documents said the 45 sexual offences comprise:
- 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 have asked anyone with concerns to get in touch with the investigating team.