Woman wins a five-figure pay-out over alleged abuse by paedophile
AWOMAN allegedly abused by a predatory paedophile doctor at Birmingham Children’s Hospital has won a five-figure payout from the trust.
Dr Myles Bradbury is currently serving a 16-year sentence for sex attacks against young boys at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, between 2009 and 2013.
He was jailed for his crimes at Addenbrooke’s in 2014 but the alleged attack against the woman, now aged 26, took place between October 2007 and November 2008 before Bradbury took the job in Cambridge.
She came forward after receiving a letter from the trust in the wake of Bradbury’s conviction.
According to legal papers, it’s alleged during an appointment that Bradbury requested she remove her clothing for an unnecessary physical examination, without a parental chaperone present, and then he sexually assaulted her.
It was claimed the hospital, which is part of the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, failed to protect young patients by ensuring they were appropriately chaperoned at appointments.
She said: “When the letter arrived from the hospital I thought back to
I hope that by me coming forward, if there are other boys and girls who were abused by him, they will come forward too
when I had seen Bradbury and how inappropriate my examination had been.
“When you are young and naive you don’t have a full understanding of what has happened.
“It was difficult to come forward, but I am glad I did.
“I hope that by me coming forward, if there are other boys and girls who were abused by him, they will come forward too.
“You try and convince yourself that something like this has not affected you, but it does. I have lost my trust in health professionals.”
The trust made no formal admission of liability and a spokesman said the settlement had been agreed via solicitors instructed on its behalf.
A spokesman for the trust in Birmingham said: “Our thoughts are with the victims of Myles Bradbury, who have suffered a great deal of harm and distress.
“Bradbury’s shocking actions, for which he was jailed in 2014, represented the worst breach of trust one could imagine for the patients and families involved.
“The safety of the children and young people we see is a priority. When these allegations came to light we contacted all of the families under Bradbury’s care to offer support and advice, referring any concerns to the police.”