Former Doctor Accused of Sexual Assault Charges Against 38 Individuals in His Care

Legal authorities report that a former physician stands accused of performing assaults involving thirty-eight victims who were under his care.

Details of the Serious Allegations

Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham has been charged with numerous acts of sexual assault – comprising some against children younger than 13 – between 2017 to 2021.

A 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 sufficient evidence to proceed to trial and that it is in the public interest.”

Scope of the Police Inquiry

These allegations follow what police described as a “detailed inquiry” into reported sexual offences at medical facilities: the Royal Stoke university hospital and Russells Hall hospital.

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

List of Offences

Prosecutors said the forty-five sexual offences he is charged with:

• Fifteen counts of assault.
• Seventeen counts of penetrative assault.
• Nine counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.
• Three counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen.
• 1 count of attempted penetrative assault.

Police have asked anyone with concerns to contact the relevant police force.