(New South Wales, Australia) A 50-year-old plastic surgeon, Dr. Martyn Mendelsohn, is fighting to keep his medical license in light of allegations that he traded a nose job for
Dr Mendelsohn, 50, admitted he did not attempt to stop a 22-year-old patient performing oral sex on him during an after-hours consultation in May 2005.Interestingly, the prosecutor dropped the criminal charges, saying there is no reasonable chance of conviction.
The woman had attended the surgery on a number of occasions and arrived that evening for surgery on her nose, the tribunal heard.
Dr Mendelsohn said he considered telling the patient he could not continue with the operation after the sex act occurred, but decided to go ahead. [...]
After the woman left the surgery, she asked her boyfriend to take her to the police, where she pressed sexual assault charges against the doctor.
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