Overview
- The Lille prosecutor’s office confirmed the doctor was placed under investigation on Thursday for one rape and multiple sexual assaults allegedly committed on patients.
- Judicial supervision was ordered, including a ban on practicing medicine and on contacting the alleged victims.
- The doctor was arrested Tuesday after an altercation with a patient’s husband who accused him of sexual touching during a consultation, according to a police source.
- Investigators searched the physician’s Marcq-en-Barœul office in the presence of the regional medical council.
- Prosecutors say the allegations involve acts committed by a person abusing professional authority, and the doctor denies the accusations.