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Former Doctor Faces 45 Sexual Assault Charges Against Patients

1/20/2026

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Nathaniel Spencer, a 38-year-old former doctor, faces 45 charges of sexual assault involving 38 patients at Royal Stoke University Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley from 2017 to 2021, after an investigation by Staffordshire Police.
Some victims were under 13.
He was released on conditional bail prohibiting unsupervised contact with female children under 18.
A court date is February 20 at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

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Nathaniel Spencer, a 38-year-old former doctor, faces 45 charges of sexual assault involving 38 patients at Royal Stoke University Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley from 2017 to 2021, after an investigation by Staffordshire Police.
Some victims were under 13.
He was released on conditional bail prohibiting unsupervised contact with female children under 18.
A court date is February 20 at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.