Former pediatrician accused of child sexual abuse
A former pediatrician in Russia is accused of sexual abuse against a child, with the alleged victim coming forward 14 years after the incident. The man was briefly detained and underwent a lie detector test but was released after two days.
Consensus
- The former pediatrician is accused of sexual abuse involving a child.
- The alleged incident occurred in 2012 when the victim was 11 years old.
- The victim claims the doctor performed intimate massages on her, including inserting fingers into her vagina.
- The doctor allegedly claimed that without these procedures, the victim would not be able to have children in the future.
- The victim did not disclose the abuse for 14 years.
- The victim eventually spoke to activists from the project 'Sday Pedofila'.
- Police were contacted, and both the victim and her friend were questioned and subjected to a polygraph test.
- The former doctor was already retired and the clinic where he worked had been closed.
- The former doctor was detained in early September.
- He was tested on a lie detector but released two days later.
- The doctor denied all allegations during a media interview.
Points of divergence
- The victim's friend noticed the doctor's 'special attention' to minors during school check-ups and observed him making girls go to the corridor in their underwear. — riamo
- The victim found another former patient with a similar story during the investigation. — tg_bazabazon
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Did not move her leg»: in Russia ex-pediatrician accused of child abuse — РИАМО
- Former pediatrician accused of child abuse — one of the alleged victims decided to tell about intimate... after 14 years — Baza