🔗 Share this article Former Physician Charged with Assault Allegations Involving Thirty-Eight Patients Legal authorities have stated that a former physician has been charged with committing sexual assaults against thirty-eight victims who were patients. Details of the Serious Allegations The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham faces allegations of dozens of sexual offences – some of which involve acts against children younger than 13 – spanning the period from 2017 and 2021. A senior CPS official stated, “Legal teams have worked at length to support a detailed and complex investigation, meticulously examining the evidence to determine that there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial and that it is in the interest of justice.” The Investigation The charges follow what police called a “detailed inquiry” into reported sexual offences at two hospitals: the Royal Stoke university hospital and a facility in Dudley. Spencer will appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January. Breakdown of Charges Prosecutors outline the forty-five sexual offences comprise: Fifteen counts of sexual assault. Seventeen counts of penetrative assault. Nine counts of assault on a minor under thirteen. Three counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen. One count of attempted penetrative assault. Authorities have asked anyone with concerns to contact the relevant police force.