🔗 Share this article Ex- Doctor Charged with Sexual Assault Charges Against 38 Individuals in His Care Prosecutors report that a ex- physician has been charged with committing assaults involving thirty-eight individuals who were patients. The Grave Allegations The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham faces allegations of dozens of acts of sexual assault – some of which involve acts against children younger than 13 – between 2017 to 2021. A senior CPS official said, “Our prosecutors have worked at length to support a thorough and intricate police inquiry, meticulously examining the available evidence to establish that there is a strong case to proceed to trial and that it is in the interest of justice.” Scope of the Police Inquiry These allegations follow what police called a “complex investigation” into alleged assaults at two hospitals: the Royal Stoke university hospital and Russells Hall hospital. Spencer will appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January. List of Offences The charging documents outline the forty-five charges include: Fifteen counts of sexual assault. Seventeen counts of penetrative assault. Nine counts of assault on a minor under thirteen. 3 counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen. 1 count of attempted penetrative assault. Authorities have asked anyone with concerns to get in touch with the investigating team.