US BASED NIGERIAN DOCTOR CHARGED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. ALLEGEDLY SLEPT WITH 16 WOMEN

A US based Nigerian medical doctor, Dr. Fidelis I. Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, have been arrested and released on bail after at least 16 women, who were his patients accused him of sexually assaulting them during examinations. He was initially taken into custody after two female patients filed complaints, while 14 other patients came forward subsequently. The doctor has been suspended from practice by the NC medical board, according to a report on WBTV website.

On January 2, a woman told police that she went to a medical facility in the 1800-block of Milton Road for a medical examination. During that exam, the victim said, Dr. Uwensuyi-Edosomwan sexually assaulted her. Again on January 14, a second woman reported that she was also sexually assaulted by Dr. Uwensuyi-Edosomwan at a medical facility in the 700-block of West Sugar Creek Road. Police said that 14 more women had come forward claiming they were victimized by Uwensuyi-Edosomwan. They say the allegations are being reviewed by detectives to determine if there were any criminal acts committed.

According to the arrest warrants, Uwensuyi-Edosomwan “Unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did engage in sex offense with [Victim 1] by force and against that Victim’s will” on January 2. The warrants state the same for the second victim on January 14.

The warrants go on to state that Uwensuyi-Edosomwan “unlawfully and willfully for the purpose of sexual arousal and sexual gratification engaged in sexual contact, by pushing his erect penis onto the [second] victim’s hand during a medical examination by force and against the will of the other person.”

The warrants state that Uwensuyi-Edosomwan also “rubbed the [second] victim’s vagina over her pants with his fingers after a medical examination” and “lifted the [second] victim’s shirt and bra and then rubbed her breast during a medical exam without the victim’s consent.”

Dr. Uwensuyi-Edosomwan was ordered not to practice medicine “until such time as he is given permission to do so by the Board President.”