A Nigerian nurse in the United Kingdom is facing a probe for
having sex with his former patient, a conduct considered to be unethical.
having sex with his former patient, a conduct considered to be unethical.
He was said to have had sex with a patient after romancing her
over a meal at a tapas restaurant while she was being treated for a mental
breakdown, a tribunal heard Thursday.
over a meal at a tapas restaurant while she was being treated for a mental
breakdown, a tribunal heard Thursday.
The Daily Mail reports that Kenneth Ngobele quizzed the woman, a
manic depressive, about her sexual history and her attitude to Nigerian men, it
is alleged.
manic depressive, about her sexual history and her attitude to Nigerian men, it
is alleged.
Ngobele later took the woman to a La Tasca restaurant and told
her “You know I want to f*** you”, the Nursing and Midwifery Council was told.
her “You know I want to f*** you”, the Nursing and Midwifery Council was told.
The patient met Ngobele while she was being treated at Basildon
Hospital in Essex following a mental breakdown.
Hospital in Essex following a mental breakdown.
The vulnerable woman initially kept the alleged affair secret
but eventually revealed all to health workers at a clinic.
but eventually revealed all to health workers at a clinic.
Ngobele was working as a
deputy charge nurse at the time of the allegations in 2009.
deputy charge nurse at the time of the allegations in 2009.
It is claimed he met up with
the woman after she was discharged from the hospital and twice visited her home
for sex.
the woman after she was discharged from the hospital and twice visited her home
for sex.
He also threatened to release
confidential information about the woman to her employer unless she met with
him, the panel heard.
confidential information about the woman to her employer unless she met with
him, the panel heard.
In a statement, the victim
said: “Kenneth questioned me quite heavily about my sexuality, the number of
sexual partners I had had, whether they were relationships, whether I had
introduced them to friends and family or whether they were one-night stands.
said: “Kenneth questioned me quite heavily about my sexuality, the number of
sexual partners I had had, whether they were relationships, whether I had
introduced them to friends and family or whether they were one-night stands.
“As we were walking, he asked
me what kind of men I liked, questioned my sexual preferences and was being
quite flirty.
me what kind of men I liked, questioned my sexual preferences and was being
quite flirty.
“I was in a really bad way
and suicidal at the time.My stay at the hospital was two nights. It looked to
me as if Kenneth was avoiding work as much as possible and then trying to come
onto me.
and suicidal at the time.My stay at the hospital was two nights. It looked to
me as if Kenneth was avoiding work as much as possible and then trying to come
onto me.
“Kenneth came into the
female-only television room to come and sit with me.
female-only television room to come and sit with me.
“Kenneth said, ‘I’m a nurse,
I can go anywhere’.
I can go anywhere’.
“Kenneth stated that he had
been studying me and he had noticed that I interacted with men very well.
been studying me and he had noticed that I interacted with men very well.
“I remember feeling really
freaked out by that statement.”
freaked out by that statement.”
Just as the woman was due to
be discharged, Ngobele told her she would no longer be his patient and they
could meet safely, she claims.
be discharged, Ngobele told her she would no longer be his patient and they
could meet safely, she claims.
He also wrote down his phone
number in her diary.
number in her diary.
“He was staring at my body in
a really sexual way,” added the woman. “Kenneth said that as soon as I get out,
he wanted me to text him.”
a really sexual way,” added the woman. “Kenneth said that as soon as I get out,
he wanted me to text him.”
When they met up for the
first time, she said she was feeling “really manic”.
first time, she said she was feeling “really manic”.
“One way it expresses itself
is I become promiscuous,” she explained.
is I become promiscuous,” she explained.
“I knew that sex was on the
cards.”
cards.”
Describing their meeting at
La Tasca on June 14, she said: “Kenneth paid for everything. I remember him
saying, ‘You owe me’ and said it in a sexually aggressive way.
La Tasca on June 14, she said: “Kenneth paid for everything. I remember him
saying, ‘You owe me’ and said it in a sexually aggressive way.
“As soon as the door closed,
it became really aggressive.”
it became really aggressive.”
The pair then met up again on
July 7 and again had sex but the woman then began refusing to answer his calls.
July 7 and again had sex but the woman then began refusing to answer his calls.
During an internal interview
with trust bosses, Ngobele at first admitted some of the allegations.
with trust bosses, Ngobele at first admitted some of the allegations.
But soon “his assertions
began to shift, with him creating an alternative scenario”, the panel was told.
began to shift, with him creating an alternative scenario”, the panel was told.
Tope Adeyemi, for the NMC,
said: “It is submitted that all of the registrant’s conduct was sexually
motivated and constitutes a gross breach of his privileged position.”
said: “It is submitted that all of the registrant’s conduct was sexually
motivated and constitutes a gross breach of his privileged position.”
Ngobele was sacked following
the investigation. He denies all the charges he faces at the NMC hearing.
the investigation. He denies all the charges he faces at the NMC hearing.
If found guilty of misconduct
he could be kicked out of the profession.
he could be kicked out of the profession.
Source: PMNews
