UNNAMED CHILDREN - 11 to 15 yo (2011-2014) - / Charged: Dr Myles Bradbury - Cambridge, Great Britain

Cancer doctor in court over child sex offenses


Ben Kendall
Published 07/15/2014|02:30


Video still showing Dr Myles Bradbury arriving at Cambridge Magistrates' Court. PA  
A children's doctor is accused of sexual offences against cancer sufferers in his care aged as young as 11, prosecutors have told a court.

Dr Myles Bradbury faces four counts of sexual assault and four counts of engaging in, or inciting a boy to engage in, sexual activity.

The 41-year-old paediatric haematologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, appeared at Cambridge Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Prosecutor Delia Matthews said: "The allegation is an abuse of trust in that he was the doctor of these children – boys as young as 11 who were cancer sufferers in his care."

The alleged offences date to 2011 and relate to boys aged between 11 and 15.

He also faces two charges of making indecent images of a child and one count of voyeurism, in which it is alleged he secretly filmed someone engaging in a sex act.

Dr Bradbury, of Herringswell, Suffolk, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. He did not indicate any likely plea and was bailed to appear before Cambridge Crown Court on July 11.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Addenbrooke's Hospital, has set up a helpline to be used "if parents, patients or former patients have any concerns". The trust added it was working closely with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.


http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/cancer-doctor-in-court-over-child-sex-offences-30408286.html