🔗 Share this article Ex- Physician Faces Assault Charges Involving Thirty-Eight Individuals in His Care Prosecutors have stated that a ex- physician now faces charges for committing assaults against 38 individuals who were patients. The Grave Allegations The accused, Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham faces allegations of dozens of sexual offences – comprising acts against minors under the age of thirteen – between 2017 and 2021. A senior CPS official said, “Our prosecutors have worked at length to support a thorough and intricate investigation, carefully reviewing the available evidence to establish that there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial and that it is in the public interest.” The Investigation The charges follow what police described as a “complex investigation” into alleged sexual offences at medical facilities: the Royal Stoke university hospital and Russells Hall hospital. Spencer is due to appear at the local magistrates' court on 20 January. Breakdown of Charges The charging documents outline the forty-five sexual offences include: 15 counts of assault. Seventeen counts of penetrative assault. 9 counts of sexual assault of a child under 13. 3 counts of penetrative assault on a child under thirteen. One count of attempted penetrative assault. Authorities have asked anyone with concerns to contact the relevant police force.