UK Doctor Charged Over Alleged Sexual Assault Of 38 Patients

A 38-year-old British doctor, Nathaniel John Spencer, has been charged with multiple sexual offences involving 38 patients, including children, at two major hospitals in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.

According to a statement released by Staffordshire Police on Friday on its website, the former practising doctor from Quinton, Birmingham, is facing a total of 45 charges. These include 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 of a child under 13 by penetration, and one count of attempted assault by penetration.

The alleged offences reportedly took place between 2017 and 2021 at the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.

A statement from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed that the decision to prosecute followed “a detailed and complex investigation by Staffordshire Police’s Public Protection Unit.”

Spencer, who has since been suspended from medical practice, is expected to appear before the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on January 20, 2026.

Staffordshire Police noted that, due to the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation, it could not provide additional information, including the number of children involved.

Spencer previously served as a resident (junior) doctor at the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust from August 2017 to August 2020, before joining The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust as a resident doctor from August 2020 to April 2021.

Both hospital trusts have since set up dedicated helplines for patients who may have concerns about their care.

Reacting to the development, the Operational Medical Director at The Dudley Group, Dr Paul Hudson, said, “We understand that many of our patients, staff, and people in the wider community will find this news very distressing.”

He added that the trust had been “working closely with the police throughout the investigations.”

In a separate statement, the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust said, “As this is an ongoing criminal process, we cannot comment further at this time but we would like to reassure the public that the safety and well-being of our patients and their relatives are our highest priority.”

Meanwhile, the General Medical Council (GMC) confirmed that it had suspended Spencer from practising pending the outcome of both criminal and regulatory proceedings.

“Our investigation will continue once criminal proceedings have concluded,” the GMC said, adding that Spencer “remains suspended until that time.”