NHS Worker Jailed for Nine Years Over Sexual Assaults During Fake Medical Examinations
An NHS healthcare worker has been sentenced to nine years in prison after sexually assaulting two patients during fake medical examinations carried out for his own gratification.
Ieuan Crump, 26, committed the offences while working at the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard that he subjected the women to sham and entirely unnecessary examinations while they were in pain and at their most vulnerable.
Crump, of Gilfach, Caerphilly, denied the allegations but was found guilty by a jury of nine counts of sexual assault, including three counts of assault by penetration.
The offences took place in August 2021 while Crump was conducting scans and examinations in his role as a healthcare support worker.
In a victim impact statement read in court, one of the women described the long-lasting trauma she has suffered since the attacks.
“The main emotional effect of the sexual assaults has been the negative impact on my mental health,” she said. “I felt there was no escape from the intrusive thoughts of what he did to me, which led me to attempt to take my own life on three occasions.”
She added that the experience had left her deeply distrustful of medical professionals and feeling like “a shell” of her former self.
Another victim told the court that Crump’s actions left her fearful and unable to trust men or healthcare workers.
“It has made me think that if a healthcare worker can commit such an act, then any man is a threat. I do not want to be treated by the NHS or return to the Grange,” she said.
Prosecutor Matthew Roberts described the offences as an extreme abuse of trust, stating that Crump deliberately targeted young, vulnerable women who were in severe pain and under the influence of strong medication.
“This was the most egregious and grotesque abuse of trust by someone in a position of responsibility,” he said.
In mitigation, defence counsel Marian Lewis told the court that Crump had previously volunteered with St John Ambulance and supported his community before committing the offences.
Passing sentence, Judge Vanessa Francis said the case involved a breach of trust of the most serious kind.
“You manipulated extremely vulnerable women who were in significant pain,” she said, adding that Crump carried out intimate examinations that were not required, deliberately failed to wear gloves to enable skin-to-skin contact, and caused devastating harm to both victims.
Crump was jailed for nine years and ordered to serve at least two-thirds of the sentence in custody. He was also placed on the sex offenders register for life, banned from working with children and vulnerable people, and made subject to restraining orders preventing contact with his victims.
Speaking after the sentencing, Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Michael Jenkin said Crump had exploited his position of power over two women at their most vulnerable moments.
“His actions were calculated, deliberate, and an extreme breach of trust. The courage shown by the victims in giving evidence allowed the prosecution to present a strong case, resulting in these convictions,” he said.
