The Police in Calabar, Cross River State, have arrested a medical doctor for alleged sexual harassment of a 15-year-old girl who was on admission in his clinic.
The Principal Counsel to a Civil Society Group – Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) – Mr. James Ibor, alleged in a petition that the doctor harassed and abused their client.
Ibor said the doctor “led her into his consulting room and instructed her to totally undress, but when she hesitated, the doctor said all doctors who examine or check a patient with difficulty in breathing require the patient(s) to fully undress for proper examination. He then assisted her to pull down her clothing”.
“He 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 in the hospital.”
The BRCI, in the letter, asked the Police Commissioner to properly investigate the alleged assault, noting that it has both video and audio pieces of evidence to prove its case against the doctor.
