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| Manchester nurse struck off over stuck sex toy op video | Manchester nurse struck off over stuck sex toy op video |
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| A nurse who laughed as he showed colleagues a "revolting" video of a woman having a sex toy removed has been struck off. | A nurse who laughed as he showed colleagues a "revolting" video of a woman having a sex toy removed has been struck off. |
| Sanjeev Varghese, 44, admitted showing the footage on WhatsApp to fellow workers at Manchester Royal Infirmary while on a shift in October 2014. | Sanjeev Varghese, 44, admitted showing the footage on WhatsApp to fellow workers at Manchester Royal Infirmary while on a shift in October 2014. |
| The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found him guilty of misconduct in November, but a decision to strike him off was suspended pending an appeal. | The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found him guilty of misconduct in November, but a decision to strike him off was suspended pending an appeal. |
| A High Court judge ruled it was right. | A High Court judge ruled it was right. |
| Finding was 'inevitable' | Finding was 'inevitable' |
| The court heard Mr Varghese, a nurse of 20 years, was working in the endoscopy unit of the hospital when he showed the video to colleagues. | The court heard Mr Varghese, a nurse of 20 years, was working in the endoscopy unit of the hospital when he showed the video to colleagues. |
| During the NMC hearing, a panel heard the footage "appeared to be in a clinical setting, showing a female kneeling on a trolley and having a sex toy removed from her anus". | During the NMC hearing, a panel heard the footage "appeared to be in a clinical setting, showing a female kneeling on a trolley and having a sex toy removed from her anus". |
| Mr Varghese denied he had found the video "hilarious" and claimed he had shown it in a "professional... not a sinister way" before deleting it and blocking the friend who had sent it to him. | Mr Varghese denied he had found the video "hilarious" and claimed he had shown it in a "professional... not a sinister way" before deleting it and blocking the friend who had sent it to him. |
| Mr Justice Mostyn found the NMC hearing was conducted with "scrupulous fairness" and the evidence examined with "exhaustive thoroughness". | Mr Justice Mostyn found the NMC hearing was conducted with "scrupulous fairness" and the evidence examined with "exhaustive thoroughness". |
| A finding of impairment due to misconduct was, he said, "inevitable". | |
| During the NMC hearing, one colleague said she was traumatised by what she had seen, while another said she had "retched" after seeing the footage. | |
| At the High Court, Mr Varghese said his accusers had held a "personal grudge" against him and should not have been believed. | At the High Court, Mr Varghese said his accusers had held a "personal grudge" against him and should not have been believed. |
| But Mr Justice Mostyn rejected his arguments and said his decision to accuse those who complained against him of perjury had made matters even worse for him. | But Mr Justice Mostyn rejected his arguments and said his decision to accuse those who complained against him of perjury had made matters even worse for him. |
| He was ordered to pay the NWC's £4,000 legal costs. | He was ordered to pay the NWC's £4,000 legal costs. |
| Earlier Mr Varghese said he was "extremely sorry for what happened but there was no bad intention". | Earlier Mr Varghese said he was "extremely sorry for what happened but there was no bad intention". |