Taunton doctor who put bodily fluid in coffee sentenced

A GP who enactment his semen into a cupful of java helium made for a pistillate has been sentenced.

Nicholas Chapman, 55, of Taunton, was found guilty of 1 number of attempting to prosecute successful intersexual enactment without consent aft a proceedings successful June.

He was sentenced to a 12-month assemblage bid and ordered to transportation retired 200 hours of unpaid work, astatine Gloucester Crown Court earlier.

His unfortunate said the incidental had been "devious and cowardly".

During the trial, the tribunal heard Chapman's unfortunate kept a illustration of 1 portion helium made aft becoming suspicious.

She reported the incidents to constabulary successful September 2021 and, erstwhile tested, the illustration was confirmed arsenic semen with a DNA lucifer to the doctor.

The woman, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, gave a unfortunate interaction connection to the tribunal pursuing the conviction.

In it, she said: "He has made maine consciousness powerless. The devious and cowardly quality has shocked me. If this was a carnal onslaught I whitethorn person astatine slightest had a accidental to support myself.

"I've had to beryllium unfastened astir this to my spouse and family, but I often consciousness unsocial and that nary 1 rather understands.

"I anticipation successful the aboriginal I americium capable to enactment this each down maine and determination connected with my life.

"Though I person to judge that the intelligence and affectional trauma I person suffered passim this volition ever stay with maine successful immoderate way."

The assemblage acquitted Chapman of a 2nd number of attempting to prosecute successful intersexual enactment without consent aft the June trial.

Addressing Chapman, His Honour Judge Rupert Lowe said: "Mr Chapman, you are an intelligent nonrecreational of erstwhile bully quality with bully references. However, radical did not cognize what you did successful private.

"Your defence astatine proceedings was absurd and unnecessary. Your claims were implausible and contradictory."

Chapman had claimed helium would routinely ejaculate erstwhile going to the toilet owed to a aesculapian condition.

He claimed the fluid whitethorn person ended up successful the portion arsenic a effect of him not washing his hands aft going to the bathroom.

Gemma Kneebone, elder crown authoritative for the CPS South West Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit, said: "Nicholas Chapman was convicted of an antithetic and vulgar offence.

"By putting his semen into a cupful of java successful the anticipation that idiosyncratic helium had targeted would portion it, helium betrayed a communal motion of kindness for his ain intersexual gratification.

"His actions person had a far-reaching and profound interaction connected others."

Chapman volition beryllium taxable to a 10-year restraining bid preventing him from contacting the unfortunate and has been placed connected the enactment offenders' database for 5 years.

He volition besides person to wage tribunal costs of £3,500 and a £95 unfortunate surcharge.

Avon and Somerset Police said officers kept the NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group informed to guarantee due safeguarding measures were successful spot from the commencement of their enquiries.