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Kenyan 'gynaecologist' accused of raping patients | Kenyan 'gynaecologist' accused of raping patients |
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A Kenyan man accused of posing as a gynaecologist and allegedly raping women in his clinic after sedating them has appeared in court in Nairobi. | A Kenyan man accused of posing as a gynaecologist and allegedly raping women in his clinic after sedating them has appeared in court in Nairobi. |
A national manhunt started after video footage broadcast on Kenyan TV appeared to show an unidentified man assaulting an unconscious woman on a clinic bed. | A national manhunt started after video footage broadcast on Kenyan TV appeared to show an unidentified man assaulting an unconscious woman on a clinic bed. |
Mugo wa Wairimu has denied the allegations and said the report was an evil plot by his enemies. | |
Kenya's Medical Practitioners' Board says he is not a registered doctor. | Kenya's Medical Practitioners' Board says he is not a registered doctor. |
The accused man was arrested on Thursday at a hotel outside Nairobi after members of the public called the police. | The accused man was arrested on Thursday at a hotel outside Nairobi after members of the public called the police. |
They accused him of operating a number of clinics in Nairobi without a valid licence. | They accused him of operating a number of clinics in Nairobi without a valid licence. |
He was taken to court to be charged but the prosecution said investigations were not complete. | |
Mr Wairimu will be detained for two weeks while police carry out further enquiries. | |
The BBC's Odhiambo Joseph in Nairobi says the court was told that releasing Mr Wairimu might endanger his life because of growing public outrage, something his lawyers did not oppose. | |
Mr Warimu was not asked to enter a plea. | |
Four women have lodged official complaints with the police so far over claims of sexual abuse. | Four women have lodged official complaints with the police so far over claims of sexual abuse. |
Citizen TV said on their report, which was broadcast on Sunday, that they do not know the identity of the woman in the video, which was filmed by a suspicious staff member, or if she is aware of the alleged assault. | Citizen TV said on their report, which was broadcast on Sunday, that they do not know the identity of the woman in the video, which was filmed by a suspicious staff member, or if she is aware of the alleged assault. |
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