🔗 Share this article Former Physician Charged with Sexual Assault Allegations Against 38 Individuals in His Care Legal authorities have stated that a former doctor stands accused of performing sexual assaults against thirty-eight victims who were under his care. Details of the Serious Charges Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham faces allegations of dozens of acts of sexual assault – including acts against minors under the age of thirteen – spanning the period from 2017 and 2021. One deputy chief prosecutor commented, “Our prosecutors have diligently worked to assist a detailed and complex investigation, carefully reviewing the available evidence to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest.” Scope of the Police Inquiry These allegations come after what investigators described as a “detailed inquiry” into alleged sexual offences at medical facilities: a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and a facility in Dudley. Spencer is due to appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January. Breakdown of Charges Prosecutors outline the forty-five charges include: Fifteen counts of sexual assault. Seventeen counts of penetrative assault. Nine counts of sexual assault of a child under 13. 3 counts of assault of a child under 13 by penetration. One count of attempted penetrative assault. Police have asked individuals with information to contact the relevant police force.