{"id":167055,"date":"2025-06-16T19:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/uk-court-jails-nigerian-health-worker-for-kissing-patient"},"modified":"2025-06-16T20:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:13:01","slug":"uk-court-jails-nigerian-health-worker-for-kissing-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uk-court-jails-nigerian-health-worker-for-kissing-patient","title":{"rendered":"UK Court Jails Nigerian Health Worker for Kissing Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A United Kingdom court has sentenced a Nigerian hospital worker, Adewale Kudabo, to one year in prison for sexually assaulting a patient under his care at York Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Kudabo, who pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault on the first day of his trial in April, was jailed on June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Alex Menary said Kudabo had \u201cabused the trust\u201d placed in him as a healthcare professional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou abused that trust,\u201d Menary told Kudabo in court, noting that the victim had placed confidence in him during a vulnerable period.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prosecution, Kudabo was assigned to bathe a patient in severe pain. After assisting her, he reportedly kissed her on the lips, an act the victim, despite her condition, tried to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor Henry Fernnandez said the victim was left confused and deeply uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, Kudabo allegedly approached the same patient again, offered another \u201cbed bath,\u201d and made another attempt to kiss her.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard that the incident caused the victim significant emotional distress, including anxiety and flashbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Kudabo, who had no prior convictions, was described by his lawyer, Jerry Sodipe, as remorseful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has held up his hands to say, yes he is guilty, he shouldn\u2019t have done that,\u201d Sodipe told the court.<\/p>\n<p>Sodipe added that Kudabo had moved to the UK from Nigeria with his family for work but has now lost his job following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which oversees York Hospital, issued a statement expressing \u201csincere apologies\u201d to the victim and confirmed that Kudabo left his position shortly after the assault.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Menary ruled that Kudabo must serve half of the 12-month sentence before he can be considered for release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A United Kingdom court has sentenced a Nigerian hospital worker, Adewale Kudabo, to one year in prison for sexually assaulting a patient under his care at York Hospital. Kudabo, who pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault on the first day of his trial in April, was jailed on June 10. 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