A medical intern committed indecent acts on a female patient in her hospital room.

A male intern at Tokyo Metropolitan Okubo Hospital committed indecent acts against a female hospitalized patient in her hospital room. The Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Corporation has dismissed the male intern at Tokyo Metropolitan Okubo Hospital for disciplinary reasons. ...Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Corporation

2026/01/14 14:53

 On January 14, 2026, the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Corporation dismissed a male intern (31) at Tokyo Metropolitan Okubo Hospital (Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward) for disciplinary reasons for committing indecent acts against a female hospitalized patient in her hospital room. His superior also received a severe verbal warning.

 According to the Corporation's announcement, the intern visited a female patient's hospital room after work on the evening of November 25th of last year and committed indecent acts. The incident was discovered later that day when the female patient reported to a nurse that she had been sexually assaulted.

 The intern had been working at Okubo Hospital since April 2024. He had the opportunity to meet the female patient during her first consultation. He admitted the facts in an interview conducted by the organization.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260114-GYT1T00246/