A 38-year-old British doctor, Nathaniel John Spencer of Quinton, Birmingham, has been charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients across major hospitals in the West Midlands, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.
According to information retrieved from the Staffordshire Police website on Saturday, Spencer faces multiple charges including 15 counts of sexual assault, 17 counts of assault by penetration, nine counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, three counts of assault by penetration on a child under 13, and one count of attempted assault by penetration.
Police said the charges followed a “complex investigation” by the Public Protection Unit into alleged offences committed at the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and the Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.
The alleged offences occurred between 2017 and 2021, the CPS confirmed.
Spencer is scheduled to appear before the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Jan. 20, 2026.
The CPS said the decision to prosecute followed a thorough investigation by Staffordshire Police, adding that further details could not be provided at this stage due to ongoing proceedings.
The BBC reported that enquiries on whether multiple children were involved were declined by both CPS and Staffordshire Police.
Authorities said Spencer has been suspended from medical practice in the UK pending the outcome of the criminal case.
He previously worked as a resident doctor at the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust between August 2017 and August 2020, and later at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust between August 2020 and April 2021.
Both trusts have set up helplines for individuals concerned about the care they received.
Dr Paul Hudson, operational medical director at The Dudley Group, said the allegations had caused distress among patients, staff and the wider community.
UHNM said it was cooperating fully with investigators and reaffirmed its commitment to patient safety.
The General Medical Council (GMC) confirmed that Spencer remains suspended while his fitness-to-practise investigation continues and will only resume after the criminal case concludes.