Indecency case plods on without accused doctor
Police have interviewed 15 people over allegations that a doctor at a Nakhon Ratchasima private hospital sexually harassed 11 factory workers during routine check-ups.
But the doctor, whose name is being withheld pending the investigation, has yet to offer his side of the story.
The doctor insisted in an earlier phone interview with The Nation that he was innocent.
Through his lawyer, the doctor on Sunday secured a second postponement in his meeting with police – until December 3 – saying he remained busy with patient examinations.
Pol Lt Colonel Trakarn Saksrikrom of Sung Noen Police Station said on Monday a second summons would be issued for the doctor to present himself if he failed to appear on December 3.
He would then be required to appear within seven days to acknowledge a criminal charge of committing an indecent act. If he does not appear, an arrest warrant would be issued.
The charge is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years and/or a Bt20,000 fine.
The 11 workers from the Siam Fukoku factory filed a complaint alleging the doctor needlessly touched their breasts during check-ups on November 17.
Each had gone alone in turn into the examination room and said the doctor unzipped their uniform tops and felt their breasts. The check-up was not supposed to include an examination for signs of breast cancer.
