Doctor Keeps License Despite Assault Conviction: A Systemic Delay?

Twice during the same work shift, a doctor sexually assaulted female patients at the emergency department in Lund, with a particular focus on their breasts. He gets to keep his medical license, since the authorities acted too slowly, reports SVT News Skåne.

» Published: March 04 2025

Doctor Keeps License Despite Assault Conviction: A Systemic Delay?
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One patient reported the doctor, among other things, for sucking on her breasts and saying that he wanted to have sex with her. The other patient reported him for squeezing her breasts and giving her compliments.

The man was dismissed and sentenced to probation for sexual harassment. After the court of appeal's verdict, his license was temporarily revoked for six months.

If the revocation is to be extended, it must be done before the six-month period expires, but in this case, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate reported the case to the Health and Medical Care Responsibility Board only when there were just over ten days left until the end of the period. It took over a month before the board made its decision, and now the Stockholm Administrative Court has decided that the doctor will therefore get his license back.

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By TTTranslated and adapted by Sweden Herald
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