A senior NHS doctor nicknamed 'The Creep' by colleagues has been struck off after groping the breasts, thighs and bottoms of female medics as they worked beside him.
Dr Mahendar Katarapu, 39, was said to have deliberately got close to victims when he should have been caring for patients at the Princess Royal Hospital in Shrewsbury, Staffs.
Some of the women were initially reluctant to report Katarapu who worked as a specialist registrar in General and Acute Medicine.
But he was sacked from the hospital after an inquiry began and a total six victims came forward.
One of the woman claimed Katarapu would wait outside a staff kitchen for her to go so he could hound her whilst another suffered panic attacks due to his advances and was later diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
At the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, Katarapu, who qualified in India, was found guilty of sexually motivated conduct towards five women and aggressive behaviour towards a sixth after being branded a 'sexual menace' by the General Medical Council.
In 2018 he faced a crown court trial charged with sexual assault on four of the women but was cleared by a jury.
The incidents took place between August 2016 and February 2017 shortly after Katarapu, from Shrewsbury, joined the hospital staff on a year long contract.
Digger said
Jan 13 2:43 PM, 2021
I think there are many of these so called doctors who go into the profession purely for the money and little else.
John Doe said
Jan 13 6:45 PM, 2021
Digger wrote:
I think there are many of these so called doctors who go into the profession purely for the money and little else.
He sounds absolutely repellent.
Digger said
Jan 13 6:50 PM, 2021
John Doe wrote:
Digger wrote:
I think there are many of these so called doctors who go into the profession purely for the money and little else.
He sounds absolutely repellent.
You know it's pretty appalling that women have to go through this kind of thing at all, specially in this day and age. I can't tell you how many times I got mauled when I was a teenager. It was horrible.
Syl said
Jan 13 11:09 PM, 2021
Creepy groping men have always been around in every profession, thankfully today women are more likely to speak out.
The best way we ever managed to stop it was a short sharp slap across the face, that worked for me a couple of times.
Digger said
Jan 13 11:44 PM, 2021
Syl wrote:
Creepy groping men have always been around in every profession, thankfully today women are more likely to speak out. The best way we ever managed to stop it was a short sharp slap across the face, that worked for me a couple of times.
Years ago, the doctor we had was nicknamed "Fingers Farley" by the nurses. I suffered at his hands when I was 17, and these days he would have done time.
Syl said
Jan 14 1:39 AM, 2021
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
Creepy groping men have always been around in every profession, thankfully today women are more likely to speak out. The best way we ever managed to stop it was a short sharp slap across the face, that worked for me a couple of times.
Years ago, the doctor we had was nicknamed "Fingers Farley" by the nurses. I suffered at his hands when I was 17, and these days he would have done time.
Eww, Fingers Farley, creepy.
I had an osteopath when I had a trapped nerve in my neck, he was creepy, commenting on my clothes, asking how long my hair was if I wore it down, he didn't have wandering hands but he made me feel uncomfortable.
I swapped him for a woman.
Digger said
Jan 14 12:37 PM, 2021
Syl wrote:
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
Creepy groping men have always been around in every profession, thankfully today women are more likely to speak out. The best way we ever managed to stop it was a short sharp slap across the face, that worked for me a couple of times.
Years ago, the doctor we had was nicknamed "Fingers Farley" by the nurses. I suffered at his hands when I was 17, and these days he would have done time.
Eww, Fingers Farley, creepy.
I had an osteopath when I had a trapped nerve in my neck, he was creepy, commenting on my clothes, asking how long my hair was if I wore it down, he didn't have wandering hands but he made me feel uncomfortable.
I swapped him for a woman.
Some men just can't help themselves. They should keep their fantasies to themselves
John Doe said
Jan 14 7:44 PM, 2021
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
Creepy groping men have always been around in every profession, thankfully today women are more likely to speak out. The best way we ever managed to stop it was a short sharp slap across the face, that worked for me a couple of times.
Years ago, the doctor we had was nicknamed "Fingers Farley" by the nurses. I suffered at his hands when I was 17, and these days he would have done time.
Eww, Fingers Farley, creepy.
I had an osteopath when I had a trapped nerve in my neck, he was creepy, commenting on my clothes, asking how long my hair was if I wore it down, he didn't have wandering hands but he made me feel uncomfortable.
I swapped him for a woman.
Some men just can't help themselves. They should keep their fantasies to themselves
A senior NHS doctor nicknamed 'The Creep' by colleagues has been struck off after groping the breasts, thighs and bottoms of female medics as they worked beside him.
Dr Mahendar Katarapu, 39, was said to have deliberately got close to victims when he should have been caring for patients at the Princess Royal Hospital in Shrewsbury, Staffs.
Some of the women were initially reluctant to report Katarapu who worked as a specialist registrar in General and Acute Medicine.
But he was sacked from the hospital after an inquiry began and a total six victims came forward.
One of the woman claimed Katarapu would wait outside a staff kitchen for her to go so he could hound her whilst another suffered panic attacks due to his advances and was later diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
At the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, Katarapu, who qualified in India, was found guilty of sexually motivated conduct towards five women and aggressive behaviour towards a sixth after being branded a 'sexual menace' by the General Medical Council.
In 2018 he faced a crown court trial charged with sexual assault on four of the women but was cleared by a jury.
The incidents took place between August 2016 and February 2017 shortly after Katarapu, from Shrewsbury, joined the hospital staff on a year long contract.
He sounds absolutely repellent.
You know it's pretty appalling that women have to go through this kind of thing at all, specially in this day and age. I can't tell you how many times I got mauled when I was a teenager. It was horrible.
The best way we ever managed to stop it was a short sharp slap across the face, that worked for me a couple of times.
Years ago, the doctor we had was nicknamed "Fingers Farley" by the nurses. I suffered at his hands when I was 17, and these days he would have done time.
Eww, Fingers Farley, creepy.
I had an osteopath when I had a trapped nerve in my neck, he was creepy, commenting on my clothes, asking how long my hair was if I wore it down, he didn't have wandering hands but he made me feel uncomfortable.
I swapped him for a woman.
Some men just can't help themselves. They should keep their fantasies to themselves
I totally agree.