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Legal authorities report that a former physician now faces charges for performing sexual assaults involving thirty-eight victims who were patients.

Details of the Serious Charges

The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham has been charged with numerous acts of sexual assault – including some against minors under the age of thirteen – spanning the period from 2017 to 2021.

A deputy chief CPS official said, “Legal teams have diligently worked to assist a detailed and complex investigation, meticulously examining the available evidence to determine that there is a strong case to bring the case to trial and that it is in the interest of justice.”

Scope of the Police Inquiry

These allegations come after what police described as a “complex investigation” into alleged assaults at two hospitals: the Royal Stoke university hospital and a facility in Dudley.

The defendant will appear at the North Staffordshire justice centre on January 20th.

List of Charges

Prosecutors outline the forty-five sexual offences comprise:

• 15 counts of assault.
• Seventeen counts of assault by penetration.
• Nine counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.
• Three counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen.
• One count of attempting to assault by penetration.

Police are urging anyone with concerns to get in touch with the investigating team.