Ex- Doctor Faces Sexual Assault Charges Against Thirty-Eight Individuals in His Care

Prosecutors report that a ex- physician has been charged with committing sexual assaults involving 38 victims who were patients.

The Grave Allegations

The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham faces allegations of dozens of sexual offences – some of which involve some against children younger than 13 – spanning the period from 2017 and 2021.

One senior prosecutor stated, “Legal teams have diligently worked to assist a thorough and intricate police inquiry, carefully reviewing the available evidence to establish that there is a strong case to proceed to trial and that it is in the public interest.”

Scope of the Police Inquiry

The charges come after what investigators called a “complex investigation” into alleged sexual offences at two hospitals: a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and Russells Hall hospital.

Spencer will appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January.

List of Offences

Prosecutors said the forty-five sexual offences include:

• Fifteen counts of sexual assault.
• 17 counts of assault by penetration.
• 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.

Police have asked individuals with information to get in touch with the relevant police force.