The victims turned to the police and other supervisory authorities for believing that they had been sexually abused. However, the actions of both the police and the Health Inspectorate and other organizations have raised questions.
The podcast “Documentary” can be listened to on the Internet, but this week and next week the listeners of Latvian Radio will also have the opportunity to get acquainted with the problems highlighted in the story in three recordings.
“Women! We are being sexually abused. He also had these ‘gynecological tests’ for me, it is the biggest nightmare that has happened in my life. Please contact each and every one of you who has had this type of examination, because I will complain about this. people in court for criminal offenses. “
As early as 2008, another woman who called herself a “tit” in the forum was told by an internet forum about a woman who had suspected an immunologist. More than ten years ago, the “tit” also shared its experience with the creators of the podcast “Documentary”. She went to an immunologist and asked for a referral to a urologist because she thought the inflammation should be treated as well, but the immunologist said she would take the smear from her urinary tract herself.
Justine Savitska, the author of the procedure, tells about the procedure in the podcast: “The tit is undressing and lying on a couch. reacted. “
Patients accuse doctors of sexual abuse; the doctor is still practicing
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Other people have written to the doctor about this strange experience in the forum, but the “tit” is determined to find out what exactly happened in the immunologist’s office and whether the doctor’s actions are not punishable. At that time, after the actions had been taken, the “acorn” asked the doctor about what had just happened, but the immunologist replied that he suspected of having a disease called ureaplasmosis and that the body had to be agitated in order to take a sample. However, in consultation with the gynecologist, the “tit” realized that what had happened was not normal.
“She said no, it’s not normal. It has to be taken specifically by a specialist who can still evaluate the analysis data, but he [imunologam] such an analysis should not be taken, “she explained.
The author Justīne Savitska also revealed that what had happened was not normal, later in a broadcast recording, talking to a gynecologist. This podcast contains expert comments and explanations from the responsible authorities. But most importantly – several women talk about the experience.
“He palpated his internal organs, well, but moving his hand turned out to irritate his clitoris. Well, I had an orgasm at the end of the examination,” said one of the patients.
The case, which was referred to the police and health inspectorate by a number of women, has resulted in the police closing the criminal case and rejecting the victims’ complaints about the immunologist. Immunology is a subspecialty, which means that in order to obtain it, a doctor must first complete another residency. And if the doctor had a valid certificate from, for example, a urologist or gynecologist at the time of the manipulation, then the actions taken would probably have been more justified. However, the Health Inspectorate, although initially reluctant, later discovered that Nikiforenko had a valid laboratory doctor’s certificate until December 9, 1999. During the investigation of the case by the Health Inspectorate, the doctor himself was interviewed, who even admitted in his application that in one of his workplaces – in the clinic “Pulss 5” he had performed specific activities for sampling.
The doctor explained to the Health Inspectorate: “I consider it a mistake that additional analyzes were taken during the work at the Pulse 5 polyclinic. I will only send it to specialists in the future.”
Nikiforenko also admitted that in private practice he had used patient cards from his main place of work at that time – Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital. After evaluating five applications, the Health Inspectorate has indicated in its opinions that, according to the generally accepted practice in medicine, gynecological examinations in a specially equipped room are performed by a gynecologist and obstetrician, not by an immunologist. However, although the doctor himself does not deny that he has undergone gynecological examinations, they are not recorded in the patient records and is criticized by the Health Inspectorate.
And patients have also received answers from the inspectorate that it is not possible to assess possible sexual abuse, as it is up to law enforcement agencies to do so. Several patients have also turned there. Four were recognized as victims and two as witnesses.
The case was investigated for four years. It was started by one inspector, questioned by another and also recognized by the doctor as a suspect. He is required to stay in a certain place of residence and is prohibited from leaving the country. Then came the third inspector, who re-interviewed everyone involved. But the outcome was not what women expected.
Justine Savitska, author of the podcast, said: “At the end of 2013, the case goes to the same inspector who initiated the criminal proceedings. She receives instructions from the prosecutor’s office and closes the proceedings.”
And the broadcast is also looking for answers to why the criminal proceedings have ended. In short, the police have started working on a version of helplessness. The victims underwent a forensic psychiatric examination five years after the incident.
All opinions concluded that the emotional state during the visits could not be described as helpless due to the victim’s mental state.
What this means in criminal proceedings is that, as a state of helplessness has not been established, it is not one of the characteristics that must be present for a criminal to be found guilty.
At that time, the Latvian Medical Association also saw possible violations, but now the doctor himself does not want to talk about what happened to the authors of the broadcast.
Latvian Radio: Hi! Imunologs?
Doctor Nikiforenko: Yes I am!
Latvian Radio: I am Justine Savitska from Latvian Radio. I would like to arrange an interview with you if you…
Doctor Nikiforenko: Unfortunately, we will not meet due to lack of time.
He could not be called later, so the author of the podcast sent him a text message explaining that several of his former patients claimed to have been sexually abused. The next day, in a reply text message, he wrote, “Hello, Justine! That is not true – no such facts were found, otherwise it would be in a criminal case!”
Nikiforenko has no longer responded to the journalist’s calls and calls.
The author of the broadcast, Justīne Savitska, admitted to Latvian Television about the progress of the recording: “The question is how the authorities may not be able or willing to explain their work or evaluate their work.”
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