RedSquirrelUK
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,899
Location: The UK's beautiful West Country
Aug 2, 2014 13:03:45 GMT
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Nov 14, 2022 10:17:58 GMT
It's awful that there are others who have had to deal with this as well. Even though we did nothing wrong it still feels bad to know we interacted with and were nice to men while they were doing those horrible things. Even though this surgeon was arrested and charged and helfd in remand, I was still confused why there was no trial date set...so I had to look up how this all works. Apparently now his case gets reviewed by the public prosecutors and they decide if there's enough evidence etc and whether or not to proceed with a trial (I had falsely assumed once you were formally charged a trial was automatic). If for some reason they decide not to proceed to trial, then he'd be a free man with no convictions and able to resume his career. That's what we're worried about - if that happens and we are expected to interact with him again. I guess we'll have to decide what to do if that happens, but I'm already thinking I'll be very active and vocal and take a lead role if I need to, to petition our hospital board so they don't let him operate there again. From your first post, it sounds as if this is something they've been investigating for a while, and they have found plenty of evidence to convict him. They just have to follow the correct legal protocol now, to make sure that they pin him down properly, and that there are no holes in the process for him to use for appeal.
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AllieC
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,087
Jul 4, 2014 6:57:02 GMT
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Post by AllieC on Nov 14, 2022 12:22:23 GMT
Ugh how disgusting, I feel for his poor victims.I am thinking that if he is doing this there are going to be more unfortunately. Also really feel for the patients who were due to have surgery. What a nightmare.
It’s very weird when something like this comes out about someone you know. I had a colleague years ago who took his own life and it turned out later that he was being investigated for many child sexual abuse allegations. It came out a month or so after his funeral and I felt so weird inside because I was devastated at the funeral as I really liked him and then that came out.
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