Gynecologist sued for taking photos of patients

Gynecologist photographed patients

12/11/2013

A gynecologist from Schifferstadt (Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis) has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. The man secretly made thousands of pictures and videos of his patients. In more than 1400 cases, the doctor has the most personal area of ​​life“ injured by his patients His collaborators had filed complaints with the police when they found a camera with clear photos in the treatment rooms. Between 2008 and 2011, the gynecologist photographed his victims not only in the locker rooms, but also in the private parts. The doctor, on the other hand, stated that he only took the photographs for medical reasons

The district court in Frankenthal in Palatinate also decided that he was guilty of three sexual abuse cases. The punishment lies with demand of the public prosecutor's office closely together. This had demanded four years imprisonment and a ban on the 58-year-olds. The defense had hoped for a two-year suspended sentence and is now considering taking further action against the verdict. (Fr)