On Wednesday, the police searched the home of the municipal superintendent, who has been charged by the police with abusing his position to obtain sexual intercourse. He pleads not guilty. In total, there have been 12 notifications to the State Administrator against the doctor, which extend from November last year until today. Denies that he has done anything wrong The doctor has two lawyers. Karl Bjørnar Olsen is assisting him in the matter of the suspension. – He denies that he has done anything wrong, and has no comment on each individual complaint. Olsen nevertheless stressed that his client will have a clear idea about each individual complaint when the case against him is to be heard. – He wants to have a comment on the complaints when the case is to be dealt with by the Norwegian Health Inspectorate. So the comments will be sent directly there. Now news can tell some of the content of nine of the notices, which have all come through the summer: Notice from 12 June: Massage in the abdomen – I remember several unprofessional episodes with my former GP. This is written by the complainant who chooses to tell about several incidents there the doctor must have massaged her abdomen. On one occasion, the complainant found it so uncomfortable that her foot began to twitch. The doctor must have chosen to continue the massage. The complaint also states that she must have been asked to do various positions on the examination table, without clothes underneath, because he wanted to see how the pelvis was doing. Notification from 1 August: Felt “abused” The complainant says she found the doctor perverted and squeamish. She claims that she was often asked to undress, even for examinations where it was not necessary. The complainant tells of a gynecological examination in which she afterwards felt “abused” because of the doctor’s techniques. She also claims that the doctor had nasty comments. Notification from 9 August: – Unpleasant The incident must have happened back in 2005. The complainant claims she had to do pinching exercises during a gynecological examination. The municipal superintendent must have massaged the patient, but the woman must have said that she thought it was Unpleasant. “A little more,” the doctor is said to have said. Notification from 14 August: Hours after closing time Complainants must in several cases respond to whether the doctor’s behavior is OK or not. She is said to have been to an examination where she had to be topless, without it being covered. Then he is said to have asked her to stand on her knees and with her hands on the bench, even though she was topless. He is said to have suggested hours after closing time , and been what is described as uncomfortably close during consultations. – In addition, it is difficult to notify about something like this, as it involves shame and uncertainty. Notice from 19 August: “Well-formed below” Complainant had a gynecological examination to the doctor at the end of the teenage years. Then he is said to have said that she was “shapely below”, was good at shaving and that her abdomen looked “virginal”. The doctor is said to have insisted on removing a growth below because he wanted “perfect conditions” when she was to have intercourse. The woman is said to have been examined almost completely naked. – Then I stood in his office wearing only white ankle socks while he squeezed my breasts. Notice from 21 August: Violent examinations The complainant must have taken it as a matter of course that she should have a gynecological examination on every doctor’s appointment she attended. This regardless of whether there were any symptoms or concerns. She experienced the treatments as violent, and describes that she had to take several breaks. Notice from 22 August: Was going to send a picture of the abdomen. Complainant had a lump just above the pubic bone. She must have been asked to send a picture of this to the doctor. It ended with the woman canceling her next doctor’s appointment and changing her GP. She spoke to a new GP who is said to have said that “the municipal superintendent could have said things in an inappropriate way, but that he certainly did not mean it that way”. The municipal superintendent is said to have also recommended gynecological examinations in several cases where it has not been the reason for the doctor’s appointment. He allegedly said that it “doesn’t look like you’ve given birth once”. Notice from 24 August: Massaged in the abdomen The complainant allegedly had a cyst in the abdomen massaged so that it would “empty”. The woman did not tell anyone about this , but she wants to report from now that other matters come to light. Notice from 24 August: Comments on the body During an hour the doctor must have put a hand down the woman’s sweater and grabbed her breast. The other breast was touched on the outside of the sweater. The complainant also says that on several occasions she allegedly received comments on her body, that her body was like a “fitness practitioner”. Rough language and massaging In many of the notifications, it is repeated that the municipal superintendent has used rough language. The doctor’s methods during the examinations are also something that several of the women react to, including the way he allegedly “massaged” the woman’s abdomen. Although many of the notifications have been sent in recently, many of the stories stretch back in time. Also has previous warnings In 2007, the doctor received a warning from the Norwegian Health Authority following a warning concerning three of his patients. Among other things, the GP should have offered clitoral massage. In 2017, the doctor was complained to the then County Governor by a woman. She had gone to the doctor to check her wrist, but is said to have been felt on her bottom. The county governor replied that the case could be resolved through a so-called local clarification between the doctor and the patient. – Very inappropriate Earlier this week, county doctor Jan Vaage described the notifications as serious. – The complainants have experienced things that are serious, and which we think are very inappropriate, said the county doctor. He confirmed that these were incidents which should have been perceived as unpleasant and offensive. Among other things in scope, execution and use of sexually suggestive language. Vaage said it was serious that several episodes should have occurred over a long period of time. County doctor Jan Vaage Photo: Leif Arne Holme
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