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Doctor who put semen in patients' coffee struck off after woman tasted 'something salty'
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Chapman was previously given a community order for a sexual offence after a trial heard he filled up hundreds of 'specimen' samples and dropped them into victims' hot drinks
A "letchy" doctor who spiked a woman's coffee with his own semen has been permanently barred from practising medicine.
Sick GP Nicholas Chapman, 57, was told by a tribunal that he will never work in the profession again due to the danger he poses to the public. Previously, he received a community order for a sexual offence after a court heard how he filled hundreds of 'specimen' pots and was accused of slipping them into his victim's hot beverages.
The victim first became suspicious after tasting a "salty" coffee and noticing a "thick gloopy" substance when she poured others away. Her suspicions were confirmed a year later when she stumbled upon a stash of 'specimen pots' belonging to Chapman. She then took a sample of the next coffee he made for her to the police, which tested positive for Chapman's semen.
Chapman, from Taunton, Somerset, was previously sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court in 2023 after being found guilty of one count of engaging in sexual activity without consent for making the victim "ingest his semen" on September 13, 2021. However, he was acquitted of a second count of the same charge allegedly committed between September 12, 2020 and September 12, 2021.
This was the period during which the victim suspected something was amiss with the coffee he was serving her, but no official testing had been conducted. Now, Chapman has been struck off the medical register with "immediate effect" for the sake of public safety.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) held a tribunal between June 23 andJuly 8 to examine the conduct of Dr Chapman. The tribunal scrutinised allegations that, between 2016 and 2021, Dr Chapman had engaged in behaviour towards Ms A which was deemed as sexual harassment, sexually motivated and an abuse of his senior position.
In 2021, it was also alleged that Dr Chapman gave Ms B a cup of coffee laced with semen matching his DNA profile, a charge for which he was convicted in court. The tribunal noted that they received "no evidence of apology, reflection, insight or remediation from Dr Chapman in respect of his conviction".
Regarding the misconduct against Ms A, the tribunal "found proved" that Dr Chapman had shown her explicit images of an erect penis. It was also determined and "found proved" that he had shown her pictures of "unclothed women and/or that were pornographic in nature".
The tribunal accepted that Dr Chapman had asked Ms A if she had found him on a dating app, questioned why she hadn't located him on the app, and suggested she should "look for [him]" on the platform. Around 2020, Dr Chapman kissed Ms A on the lips and in May 2021, hugged her and touched her bottom, actions the tribunal determined and "found proved".
Jonathan Storey, MPTS Chair, concluded that striking off Dr Chapman from the medical register "was the only sanction that would mark the seriousness of his misconduct and convict.
Mr Storey continued: "Erasure would send a message to the medical profession and to the public that this type of behaviour was unacceptable."
Previously, His Honour Judge Rupert Lowe handed him a 12-month community order, requiring Chapman to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
He stated: "Mr Chapman, you are an intelligent professional of previous good character with good references. However, people did not know what you did in private.
"Your defence at trial was absurd and unnecessary. Your claims were implausible and contradictory. You told the police a ridiculous story of having semen on your hand and admitted to masturbating at work.
"You then shifted your story about testing for a medical condition. The truth is, you masturbated at work as you had a high sex drive. The impact on your career and personal life has been considerable. You have brought that on yourself."
In addition to the community order, Chapman was slapped with a 10-year restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim and a five-year notification order. He was also ordered to pay court costs of £3,500.
In a victim impact statement released at the time of the verdict, she expressed: "I feel betrayed by him, by his actions. He has made me feel powerless.
"The devious and cowardly nature has shocked me. If this was a physical attack I may have at least had a chance to defend myself. I've had to be open about this to my partner and family, but I often feel alone and that no one quit."
The victim expressed her hope for the future, stating: "I hope in the future I am able to put this all behind me and move on with my life. Though I have to accept that the mental and emotional trauma I have suffered throughout this will always remain with me in some way."
Chapman had attempted to argue that he collected the samples at work due to a "secret" condition that caused him to discharge semen every time he defecated, suggesting that someone else must have added it to the coffee as a "prank".
In her testimony, the victim recalled noticing something was off with her coffee in September 2020 when it tasted "salty" and she observed a "thick, gloopy, substance in the drink.
"She continued: "I did not know what it was. I did not suspect it could have been semen at that point. He was then bringing me more drinks - probably one to three cups of coffee a week. Since that occasion I tipped them away in the sink - seeing the sort of substance in the sink - it was different size and quantities each time.
"At least six times I've seen it - I've not drunk it since that first time." In September 2021, the victim discovered multiple specimen containers in Chapman's possession, which raised her suspicions.
She said: "I instantly suspected he had been putting semen in them and transporting them into my drink. I was in shock at that point. I noticed in his trouser pocket what looked like one of those bottles."
She recounted how he then offered to make her another cup of coffee, to which she responded: "I instantly felt ill and was shaking."
The victim revealed that she suspected he had tampered with her drink. She then went to the sink to pour it out, describing it as "gloopy". She even collected some in her own specimen pots. She confessed: "I felt very jumpy and worried he would catch me with this cup.
"I put the cup into a bag and dropped the sample off (to the police). I remember the first time I saw stuff in the sink - he said did you notice something in your drink? I noticed something in mine he said.
"Maybe that was the first time he did it and wanted to know if I'd noticed. It tasted salty."
The victim also painted the defendant as "letchy", revealing he had shown her snaps of his "erect penis" on his mobile at least twice. She recalled: "I thought (the first time) it was a mistake and he must be really embarrassed. The second time I felt like it was on purpose. It made me feel very uncomfortable. It was not until I had seen the pots that I suspected it was semen in my drink. At times I refused a coffee but he would do it anyway."
The GP was arrested when he showed up for work and got suspended from his post at a health centre in Somerset when the allegations surfaced.
While giving evidence during the trial, Chapman confessed he would masturbate at work but it was "not for pleasure" and suggested the reason for semen being found in the coffee must have been a "prank that went horribly wrong".
He stated: "I don't know why someone did that with my sample - I don't know whey someone did it or why."
Chapman claimed he had been collecting the samples to test for a condition he allegedly suffered from since he was 16, where he involuntarily ejaculated while defecating. He told the court that this condition was not documented in his medical records, as he had "kept it secret" over the years.
The defendant revealed that he had been collecting the samples while defecating at work on an "almost daily basis" since 2013. He admitted to collecting at least 10-12 samples a month, and 140 samples a year, which he did not dispose of in the toilet. Chapman also discussed his masturbation habits, including at work, describing them as "nothing to do with pleasure - but a painful necessity".
When questioned about why he did not seek help for his condition or why it was not documented in his medical records, the GP replied: "GPs are often really bad at managing themselves."
Forensic analysis of the coffee made on September 13, 2021, revealed the presence of semen, and DNA analysis confirmed a match to the defendant, which led to his guilty verdict. Chapman, a once-respected and experienced doctor, was born in South Africa and qualified as a doctor at the University of Cape Town in 1993.
Daily Star Sunday
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nicholas Chapman was previously given a community order for a sexual offence after a trial heard he filled up hundreds of 'specimen' samples and dropped them into victims' hot drinks
A "letchy" doctor who spiked a woman's coffee with his own semen has been permanently barred from practising medicine.
Sick GP Nicholas Chapman, 57, was told by a tribunal that he will never work in the profession again due to the danger he poses to the public. Previously, he received a community order for a sexual offence after a court heard how he filled hundreds of 'specimen' pots and was accused of slipping them into his victim's hot beverages.
The victim first became suspicious after tasting a "salty" coffee and noticing a "thick gloopy" substance when she poured others away. Her suspicions were confirmed a year later when she stumbled upon a stash of 'specimen pots' belonging to Chapman. She then took a sample of the next coffee he made for her to the police, which tested positive for Chapman's semen.
Chapman, from Taunton, Somerset, was previously sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court in 2023 after being found guilty of one count of engaging in sexual activity without consent for making the victim "ingest his semen" on September 13, 2021. However, he was acquitted of a second count of the same charge allegedly committed between September 12, 2020 and September 12, 2021.
This was the period during which the victim suspected something was amiss with the coffee he was serving her, but no official testing had been conducted. Now, Chapman has been struck off the medical register with "immediate effect" for the sake of public safety.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) held a tribunal between June 23 andJuly 8 to examine the conduct of Dr Chapman. The tribunal scrutinised allegations that, between 2016 and 2021, Dr Chapman had engaged in behaviour towards Ms A which was deemed as sexual harassment, sexually motivated and an abuse of his senior position.
In 2021, it was also alleged that Dr Chapman gave Ms B a cup of coffee laced with semen matching his DNA profile, a charge for which he was convicted in court. The tribunal noted that they received "no evidence of apology, reflection, insight or remediation from Dr Chapman in respect of his conviction".
Regarding the misconduct against Ms A, the tribunal "found proved" that Dr Chapman had shown her explicit images of an erect penis. It was also determined and "found proved" that he had shown her pictures of "unclothed women and/or that were pornographic in nature".
The tribunal accepted that Dr Chapman had asked Ms A if she had found him on a dating app, questioned why she hadn't located him on the app, and suggested she should "look for [him]" on the platform. Around 2020, Dr Chapman kissed Ms A on the lips and in May 2021, hugged her and touched her bottom, actions the tribunal determined and "found proved".
Jonathan Storey, MPTS Chair, concluded that striking off Dr Chapman from the medical register "was the only sanction that would mark the seriousness of his misconduct and convict.
Mr Storey continued: "Erasure would send a message to the medical profession and to the public that this type of behaviour was unacceptable."
Previously, His Honour Judge Rupert Lowe handed him a 12-month community order, requiring Chapman to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
He stated: "Mr Chapman, you are an intelligent professional of previous good character with good references. However, people did not know what you did in private.
"Your defence at trial was absurd and unnecessary. Your claims were implausible and contradictory. You told the police a ridiculous story of having semen on your hand and admitted to masturbating at work.
"You then shifted your story about testing for a medical condition. The truth is, you masturbated at work as you had a high sex drive. The impact on your career and personal life has been considerable. You have brought that on yourself."
In addition to the community order, Chapman was slapped with a 10-year restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim and a five-year notification order. He was also ordered to pay court costs of £3,500.
In a victim impact statement released at the time of the verdict, she expressed: "I feel betrayed by him, by his actions. He has made me feel powerless.
"The devious and cowardly nature has shocked me. If this was a physical attack I may have at least had a chance to defend myself. I've had to be open about this to my partner and family, but I often feel alone and that no one quit."
The victim expressed her hope for the future, stating: "I hope in the future I am able to put this all behind me and move on with my life. Though I have to accept that the mental and emotional trauma I have suffered throughout this will always remain with me in some way."
Chapman had attempted to argue that he collected the samples at work due to a "secret" condition that caused him to discharge semen every time he defecated, suggesting that someone else must have added it to the coffee as a "prank".
In her testimony, the victim recalled noticing something was off with her coffee in September 2020 when it tasted "salty" and she observed a "thick, gloopy, substance in the drink.
"She continued: "I did not know what it was. I did not suspect it could have been semen at that point. He was then bringing me more drinks - probably one to three cups of coffee a week. Since that occasion I tipped them away in the sink - seeing the sort of substance in the sink - it was different size and quantities each time.
"At least six times I've seen it - I've not drunk it since that first time." In September 2021, the victim discovered multiple specimen containers in Chapman's possession, which raised her suspicions.
She said: "I instantly suspected he had been putting semen in them and transporting them into my drink. I was in shock at that point. I noticed in his trouser pocket what looked like one of those bottles."
She recounted how he then offered to make her another cup of coffee, to which she responded: "I instantly felt ill and was shaking."
The victim revealed that she suspected he had tampered with her drink. She then went to the sink to pour it out, describing it as "gloopy". She even collected some in her own specimen pots. She confessed: "I felt very jumpy and worried he would catch me with this cup.
"I put the cup into a bag and dropped the sample off (to the police). I remember the first time I saw stuff in the sink - he said did you notice something in your drink? I noticed something in mine he said.
"Maybe that was the first time he did it and wanted to know if I'd noticed. It tasted salty."
The victim also painted the defendant as "letchy", revealing he had shown her snaps of his "erect penis" on his mobile at least twice. She recalled: "I thought (the first time) it was a mistake and he must be really embarrassed. The second time I felt like it was on purpose. It made me feel very uncomfortable. It was not until I had seen the pots that I suspected it was semen in my drink. At times I refused a coffee but he would do it anyway."
The GP was arrested when he showed up for work and got suspended from his post at a health centre in Somerset when the allegations surfaced.
While giving evidence during the trial, Chapman confessed he would masturbate at work but it was "not for pleasure" and suggested the reason for semen being found in the coffee must have been a "prank that went horribly wrong".
He stated: "I don't know why someone did that with my sample - I don't know whey someone did it or why."
Chapman claimed he had been collecting the samples to test for a condition he allegedly suffered from since he was 16, where he involuntarily ejaculated while defecating. He told the court that this condition was not documented in his medical records, as he had "kept it secret" over the years.
The defendant revealed that he had been collecting the samples while defecating at work on an "almost daily basis" since 2013. He admitted to collecting at least 10-12 samples a month, and 140 samples a year, which he did not dispose of in the toilet. Chapman also discussed his masturbation habits, including at work, describing them as "nothing to do with pleasure - but a painful necessity".
When questioned about why he did not seek help for his condition or why it was not documented in his medical records, the GP replied: "GPs are often really bad at managing themselves."
Forensic analysis of the coffee made on September 13, 2021, revealed the presence of semen, and DNA analysis confirmed a match to the defendant, which led to his guilty verdict. Chapman, a once-respected and experienced doctor, was born in South Africa and qualified as a doctor at the University of Cape Town in 1993.
Daily Star Sunday