Former Physician Accused of Assault Charges Against 38 Individuals in His Care

Legal authorities have announced that a former physician now faces charges for performing assaults against thirty-eight individuals who were under his care.

The Serious Allegations

Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham has been charged with dozens of sexual offences – some of which involve acts against minors under the age of thirteen – between 2017 and 2021.

One senior CPS official said, “Our prosecutors have worked at length to support a detailed and complex police inquiry, carefully reviewing the evidence to determine that there is a strong case to proceed to trial and that it is in the public interest.”

Scope of the Police Inquiry

The charges come after what investigators called a “detailed inquiry” into alleged assaults at medical facilities: a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and a facility in Dudley.

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

List of Offences

Prosecutors outline the 45 charges comprise:

• Fifteen counts of sexual assault.
• 17 counts of assault by penetration.
• 9 counts of assault on a minor under thirteen.
• 3 counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen.
• One count of attempted penetrative assault.

Authorities are urging individuals with information to get in touch with the relevant police force.