The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on 5 December 2025 that former Birmingham doctor Nathaniel Spencer, 38, has been charged with numerous sexual offences involving patients in his carecps.gov.uk. News reports note that among the allegations are 15 counts of sexual assault and 17 counts of assault by penetrationreuters.com. According to the CPS, the alleged assaults took place between 2017 and 2021 at two West Midlands hospitals – the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley – affecting 38 victims, including childrenindependent.co.ukcps.gov.uk. Prosecutors say Spencer is accused of a series of serious crimes, involving both adult and child patients.
The CPS press release (and subsequent media coverage) lists the charges against Spencer as followscps.gov.uk:
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15 counts of sexual assault (against adult patients)cps.gov.uk.
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17 counts of assault by penetration (against adult patients)cps.gov.uk.
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9 counts of sexual assault of a child under 13cps.gov.uk.
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3 counts of assault by penetration of a child under 13cps.gov.uk.
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1 count of attempted assault by penetration (of a child under 13)cps.gov.uk.
Investigation Details
Staffordshire Police’s Public Protection Unit led the inquiry into the allegationsnews.sky.com. Police began investigating after multiple patients reported inappropriate conduct. The CPS statement says investigators looked at complaints involving 38 patients treated between 2017 and 2021cps.gov.uk, with incidents allegedly occurring at the two hospitals noted aboveindependent.co.uk. Prosecutors have emphasized the gravity of the case: Ben Samples, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the West Midlands, said authorities decided to prosecute Spencer after reviewing the evidence. “We have decided to prosecute Nathaniel Spencer for a number of serious sexual offences allegedly carried out against patients while he was working as a doctor, including assault by penetration and sexual assault against a child,” Samples saidcps.gov.uk. He added that CPS lawyers had “worked at length to support a detailed and complex investigation” and found “sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial”cps.gov.ukcps.gov.uk.
Legal Proceedings
Spencer was formally charged on 5 December 2025 and is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 20 January 2026cps.gov.uk. Following a November 2025 tribunal, he has been suspended from medical practice pending the outcome of the casempts-uk.org. The CPS reminded the public that these are allegations and the defendant is entitled to a fair trial. Officials cautioned against any reporting or online comments that could prejudice the proceedingscps.gov.uk