Doctor Accused Of Sex Assaults On 38 Patients

A expert has appeared successful tribunal accused of much than 40 counts of intersexual battle against infirmary patients including children.

The charges faced by Nathaniel Spencer connected Tuesday subordinate to 38 patients astatine Royal Stoke University Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, betwixt 2017 and 2021.

The 38-year-old of Great Hampden Street, Birmingham, appeared astatine North Staffordshire Justice Centre wherever he was released connected conditional bail until his adjacent quality group for Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court connected 20 February.

Some of nan patients complete whom he is accused were nether 13 astatine nan clip of nan alleged offences.

Wearing a grey suit and achromatic shirt, Spencer said only to corroborate his reside and day of commencement during a short proceeding successful beforehand of District Judge Joseph O'Connor.

Spencer was a erstwhile resident doctor, antecedently known arsenic a inferior doctor, astatine nan University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust betwixt August 2017 and August 2020.

He later worked arsenic a resident expert connected a placement astatine The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust from August 2020 to April 2021.

He is charged pinch 15 counts of intersexual assault, 17 of battle by penetration, 9 of intersexual battle of a kid nether 13, 3 of assaulting a kid nether 13 by penetration, and 1 of attempted battle by penetration.