The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Leuven, Belgium, announced today, Saturday, that it had opened a judicial investigation into a gynecologist working in two hospitals in the country after a complaint to the police on charges of assaulting her.Sexual assault and more than 150 phone calls.
The man was temporarily suspended from his position in Antwerp University Hospital And in one of Tinner’s hospitals last Thursday, after an interview through the Flemish newspaper De Morgen Testimonials from numerous patients who have alleged inappropriate behavior.
In recent days, the Flemish Center for Complaints Related to Offending Behavior has been opened Up to three phone lines Due to the large number of calls to report the same gynecologist.
He explained to Belgian media: “We have never seen anything like this before (…) Even after the programs related to abuse in the church, we did not have to do this. The phone does not stop ringing.” Lisbeth WiesorFrom the Flemish Justice and Law Enforcement Agency.
By the end of Friday night, they had already received, Wysor added More than 150 complaints About the doctor concerned.
The Leuven prosecutor’s office confirmed this on Saturday “Victims can still file a criminal complaint Before the police or the courts. “Every complaint will be registered and followed up in cooperation with specialized police units.”
He described the victims Touching without consent And inappropriate attitudes on the part of the doctor.
A patient who came for her consultation 20 years ago explained to the media that it was her gynecologist who had done it Get the scale completely naked, Then he approached him from behind and slapped him on the buttocks.
“I didn’t feel comfortable with her. To this day I regret not saying anything.” The gynecologist, through his lawyer, denied all the accusations.