'Rolls-Royce Nam' Doctor Accused of Drug Prescription and Patient Sexual Assault Admits Most Charges

The doctor who prescribed narcotics to the driver involved in the so-called 'Apgujeong Rolls-Royce accident,' where the driver, under the influence of drugs, hit and killed a pedestrian, admitted most of the charges in court. During the investigation, this doctor was also accused of sexually assaulting patients and illegally filming them, charges he mostly confessed to.

Doctor Yeom, who prescribed narcotics to the driver involved in the 'Apgujeong Rolls-Royce' incident [Photo by Yonhap News]

According to Yonhap News and others on the 6th, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 30 (Presiding Judge Kang Doo-rye) held the first trial of Mr. A (48), who was indicted on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances), Medical Service Act, the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (filming using cameras, etc.), and quasi-rape.

Mr. A's lawyer stated on the day, "He generally admits to the charges," adding, "The defendant deeply regrets and reflects on committing serious crimes and causing pain to multiple victims." However, regarding whether he admits to all charges, the lawyer said, "The defendant does not clearly remember some details, so we request an opportunity to review the records," and added, "We will also provide additional opinions on the admissibility of evidence."

Mr. A was arrested and indicted on charges of mixing narcotics such as propofol, midazolam, diazepam, and ketamine and administering them to Mr. Shin, the driver involved in the 'Rolls-Royce incident' last August, who was under the influence of drugs and fatally struck a woman in her 20s, and for falsifying medical records.

During the investigation of Mr. A's mobile phone, the police confirmed that from January 2022 to October of the following year, he illegally filmed hundreds of female patients under sleep anesthesia and sexually assaulted about ten other patients. Accordingly, additional charges were applied, including filming using cameras under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, quasi-rape, and quasi-forced molestation.

Mr. A is also charged with violating the Medical Service Act for practicing medicine at another hospital in Seoul while his medical license was suspended after lending it to someone else last October. He is accused of administering narcotics such as propofol to patients and sexually assaulting and illegally filming patients even while his license was suspended. Mr. A's next trial is scheduled for the 20th.

Mr. Shin (29), the driver in the 'Rolls-Royce incident,' was arrested and indicted on charges including hit-and-run causing death under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the first trial last January but has appealed the verdict.

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