a gynecologist indicted for “illegal practice of medicine”

A gynecologist working at the Fécamp hospital (Seine-Maritime) was “indicted for illegal practice of medicine” Wednesday, AFP learned on Thursday April 11 from the Le Havre prosecutor’s office. “On April 10, 2024, an investigation was opened on several charges against a gynecologist practicing at Fécamp hospital”adds public prosecutor Bruno Dieudonné in a press release.

Aged 54, the man is placed under the status of “assisted witness for the other charges”, he specifies. The magistrate does not specify the nature of these “other charges”. According to the regional daily Paris-Normandyhe is accused of rape and sexual assault, information confirmed by France 3 with the prosecution.

Arrested on Monday, the man was placed under judicial supervision with a ban on practicing, according to the press release. By order of the Ministry of Health, in 2022, it was authorized “to practice in France the profession of doctor in the specialty gynecology obstetrics”.