Singapore doctor given week in jail for molesting sedated patient after colonoscopy

The doctor and the hospital where he works cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: A doctor who claimed trial to molesting a sedated patient after a colonoscopy was sentenced to a week’s jail on Tuesday (Jan 27).

The crime was noticed by two senior staff nurses in the same procedure room, who later reported the act.