PE doctor arrested for sex assault

A 62-year-old doctor from Port Elizabeth was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a atient at his practice.

Port Elizabeth – A 62-year-old doctor from Port Elizabeth was arrested on Thursday on charges of sexual assault, Eastern Cape Police said.

Police spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, said the medical practitioner was arrested at his practice in Rowallan Park by members of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual offences unit.

Janse Van Rensburg said that it was alleged that the doctor sexually assaulted a 38-year-old woman during her visit to his practice.

She said the woman laid a complaint in July last year after she felt the doctor had touched her inappropriately.

The suspect will appear in the Port Elizabeth magistrate’s court on Friday.

African News Agency

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