The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, simply identified as Samuel, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old patient.
According to reports, the doctor allegedly assaulted the victim on October 22, 2021, while on admission for three days at his clinic in Calabar.
The doctor was said to have requested the victim to be unclad while examining her and assaulted her in the process.
The principal counsel for the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, James Ibor, who petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, over the matter, noted that Samuel sexually assaulted the teenager throughout her stay in the hospital.
Ibor, in the petition dated November 9, 2021, urged the police to investigate the case and ensure that justice was served.
The petition read in part, “According to our client, Dr Samuel led her into his consulting room and instructed her to totally undress, but when she hesitated, he insisted and said all doctors who examine or check a patient with difficulty in breathing require the patient to fully undress for proper examination.
“He then assisted her to pull her clothing. He thereafter placed a stethoscope on her chest several times and after a few minutes dropped it and leaned his weight on her and started groping her breast while moaning.
“The assault continued through the three days she was on admission at the hospital. Sir, we trust you will use your good offices to investigate this case in the interest of public safety and ensure that justice is served.”
