A doctor allegedly raped a woman during an abortion procedure two
weeks after he masturbated in front of her during a physical
examination, a court has heard.
According to Tribune 242, after Dr. Gerald Mark
Forbes informed the 20-year-old she would need a medical examination to
work at his clinic in Freeport, the Bahamas, last February, he was
alleged to have rubbed her vagina and masturbated before her.
The report added that two week’s later, after the victim asked him to
terminate a pregnancy, he was accused of raping her during the
procedure.
The 47-year-old is also said to have given the alleged victim a packet of Methotrexate, a drug used to induce abortions.
The defendant told the police as heard by the Grand Bahama Court that
the woman was a ‘friend of a friend’, who simply worked at his office
for two months. He denied the allegations of rape and indecent assault.
However, he refused to answer officers when asked about the alleged incidents, telling them he ‘had nothing to say’.
The court was told that in a WhatsApp exchange that took place after
the alleged rape, the doctor told the woman he didn’t owe her salary
because he had provided her with medication.
During the police interview an officer told him, “The virtual
complainant informed you that she will not return to work because she
was uncomfortable that you violated her, and you said you were sorry she
felt that way and you told her to still come in for follow-up and
medication.”
The trial resumes at 11am on Friday.
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