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Rotterdam Doctor Sentenced for Sexual Misconduct with Students and Patient
A 57-year-old internist from Dordrecht, formerly employed at Maasstad Ziekenhuis in Rotterdam, was sentenced Thursday for sexual misconduct involving three medical students and a patient.
Nov 2, 2025


Two Women Who Alleged Sexual Abuse By Montreal Doctor Sue HIs Estate And Former Girlfriend
Two women who alleged they were sexually assaulted by Stephan Probst, the former head of nuclear medicine at the Jewish General Hospital, are suing his estate and Wendy Devera, who was sentenced this week for her role in a sexual assault they committed together on another woman.
Oct 29, 2025


Rochester Hills Doctor Accused of Sexually Abuse As Three New Lawsuits Filed
More sexual assault victims have come forward against former Rochester Hills Dr. Oumair Aejaz at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.
Oct 27, 2025


Doctor Struck Off For Sexually Harassing Colleagues
Dr Steven Roberts, a consultant anaesthetist at Hull Royal Infirmary, touched both women and "made inappropriate and sexually motivated comments", a disciplinary tribunal found.
Oct 25, 2025


Six More Men Allege Sexual Abuse By Former OYA Doctor at MacLaren
Six more men have accused the Oregon Youth Authority of ignoring sexual abuse they say they experienced from a doctor as youth incarcerated at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn.
Oct 23, 2025


Healthcare Board Defends Decision to Suspend Doctor’s License for ‘Sexual Assault’
The Iowa Board of Medicine is defending its decision to suspend the license of a physician assistant facing multiple criminal charges alleging he sexually assaulted female patients.
Oct 21, 2025


Doctor Was Let Back Into the NHS After Lying on his CV.
A doctor accused of sexual misconduct was previously struck off for lying about his qualifications. Dr Velmurugan Kuppuswamy was allowed to practice again despite objections from the General Medical Council (GMC) – and within months of returning to the NHS he allegedly groped and made disturbing sexual comments to junior colleagues.
Oct 21, 2025


Europe Reviewing Ways to Better Protect Patients in Response to OCCRP Doctors Investigation
The European Commission will look for ways to strengthen its alert system in response to an OCCRP investigation that identified more than 100 doctors who lost their medical license for serious wrongdoing in one jurisdiction but are licensed to practice in another.
Oct 20, 2025


Plymouth Teeth-Whitening Salon Boss Jailed for Series of Rapes and Sexual Assaults
A man who ran a teeth-whitening salon has been sentenced to 26 years in jail for a spate of rapes and sexual assaults spanning more than a decade.
Oct 20, 2025


NDA Reform: Victims and Withnesses Will No Longer Be 'Gagged' To Stop Them Speaking Out
Non-Disclosure Agreements, such as those signed by accusers of Harvey Weinstein, have previously been wrongly used to silence victims of harassment and discrimination. The amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill is part of a government plan to restore confidence in the justice system.
Oct 20, 2025


‘Historic High’ of Male Abuse Survivors Seek Support
The charity’s 2024 annual report, published on Monday, notes the 14 per cent increase in the proportion of male survivors – from 48 per cent of all contacts in 2023 to 62 per cent – and that this increase coincided with the Government’s publication of the Scoping Inquiry Report into Historical Sexual Abuse in Schools.
Oct 19, 2025


Spiritan Survivor Calls for Swifter Redress and State Apology
The brothers spoke publicly about the sexual abuse they suffered as boys on the campus of Blackrock College in Dublin run by the Spiritan Order.
Their bravery and the manner in which they told their story resulted in former students contacting RTÉ’s Liveline programme, alleging historical physical and sexual abuse.
It all snowballed into hundreds of cases of alleged abuse being reported to gardaí as well as to the organisation One in Four - which supports survivors of child s
Oct 18, 2025


Five Men to Receive £1.2m in Damages in Priest Sex Abuse Case
5 men in County Down, are to receive a combined total of more than £1.2 million in damages.
The final settlements were reached in their High Court action over historic physical and serious sexual assaults inflicted by the late Fr Malachy Finegan.
Oct 14, 2025


Radio Interview- Aired 13.10.2025
Adrienne Reilly, CEO of Dignity4Patients, on The Agenda to share the latest update on the campaign for a public inquiry into the abuse perpetrated by former surgeon Michael Shine.
Oct 12, 2025


West Linn Doctor Pleads Not Guilty
Disgraced West Linn Doctor David Farley has been charged by the State of Oregon with sexually abusing three unnamed victims.
Oct 10, 2025


Allegations a doctor committed sexual misconduct at Hoag Hospital draws concern from Congress members
Congressmen question whether any misconduct was the result of “systemic failures.”
Oct 6, 2025


Man (90s) Faces Trial for Historic Child Sexual Abuse
A Dublin pensioner in his 90s is to stand trial accused of indecent and sexual assaults on three youths in the 1970s and 1990s.
Oct 5, 2025


Half of all Sanctions Against Doctors in Ireland Concealed from Public
Half of all sanctions issued against doctors in this State are kept hidden from the public, figures obtained by The Irish Times show.
In some years, as few as 20 per cent of sanctions are made public.
Oct 3, 2025


Doctors Sanctioned Overseas Able To Retain Licenses To Practice In Ireland
A doctor under investigation in Norway for lacking basic medical knowledge, including how to perform injections, was able to obtain a licence in Ireland and retain it for more than two years before being suspended by Irish authorities.
Oct 2, 2025


Doctors treating NHS patients without complete ID checks
Identification requirements to obtain a medical licence from the GMC were relaxed during the pandemic, but years later at least 341 physicians remain unverified
Sep 30, 2025
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