GEORGE TOWN: A 43-year-old medical officer has been arrested for alleged sexual misconduct towards patients at a hospital in Penang.
George Town OCPD ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the suspect was arrested at about 9.30pm on Wednesday (Feb 26).
ACP Abdul said the case is being investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code for insulting modesty and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955.
He added that police have obtained a four-day remand order on the suspect until March 2 pending investigations.
Penang health committee chairman Daniel Gooi, who also confirmed the arrest, said the case would be handed over to the police for investigation.
The medical officer had allegedly convinced a female patient to undress under the pretense of performing heart checks, without a female nurse present. It was understood that he then 'openly' recorded her using his mobile phone before the hospital management caught him in the act, leading to his arrest by the police.
The victim, later upon realising that she had been exploited, filed a report.
