Doctor sexually abuses 15-year-old girl during scan!
The Galle Police have launched an investigation to arrest a doctor who allegedly sexually abused a 15-year-old female patient at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Galle.Meanwhile, Hospital Director Dr.S.P.U.M.Ranga said they have launched an internal investigation as well into the incident that took place on the 8th.
The hospital director said the girl has forwarded the complaint to him through the specialist doctor of the ward where the girl was receiving medical treatment.He said that a hospital attendant was also present when the girl was subjected to the scan and the attendant had stated that no such incident had taken place as complained by the girl.
The Children and Women Bureau of the Galle Police has launched the investigation into the incident following a complaint made by the girl’s mother.
The police said the concerned doctor is attached to the Radiology Department at the emergency treatment unit of the hospital.The 15-year-old girl, a resident of Akmeemana, has been hospitalized on the 7th to receive treatment for an abdominal pain.The police said the girl had been sent for a scan at the Radiology Department where she had been abused.
The 41-year-old suspect is a father of two residing in Habaraduwa and the police said that he is in hiding following the complaint.
