Nipple-Suck Part of Doctor's Exam

(Helsinki, Finland) A doctor was charged with sexual molestation for sucking a woman's nipple as part of an examination.

The 20-year-old woman went to the doctor in 2007 for an ultrasound breast exam and told the doctor some fluid had seeped from the nipple.

After obtaining her permission, he used his mouth to suck her nipple in order to taste the fluid, the doctor testified in court earlier.

Apparently, tasting the patient is a traditional diagnostic technique and one source indicated that the doctor had been accused in other complaints, both before and after charges were filed.

In any event, district and appeals courts have determined no crime occurred. The woman has decided to ask the Supreme Court for a ruling.