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The wife of a doctor who paid a prostitute for sex while on duty at a maternity hospital has allegedly vowed to stand by him.
Sheyi Pemsel was forced to hear that her husband Rupert, a father of two, was addicted to pornography and wanted to take his sexual obsession to the next level during a tribunal earlier this week.
But the 40-year-old GP is said to have forgiven the trainee anaesthetist despite the incident being reported as happening while she was pregnant with their second child.
Tribunal: Sheyi Pemsel is thought to be standing by her husband Rupert (pictured together at a wedding in 2009) despite him admitting he paid a prostitute for sex while on duty in a maternity hospital
Mrs Pemsel's decision was reported in The Sun after Pemsel, who has apologised to his Nigerian-born wife, admitted he was driven to message the prostitute after starting to view pornography 'in increasing amounts'.
He told the tribunal earlier this week: ‘It got to a stage where I was watching more than I should have done. It was impacting on me doing house duties and washing and things like that.’
Pemsel, who has worn his wedding ring throughout the tribunal, also told the hearing he had hired the prostitute between helping with emergency caesareans.
He said: ‘I did it because it seemed it was the natural progression from pornography to real life.
‘It was something that I didn’t commit a lot of thought to. It was something that just happened.
The 40-year-old was forced to hear that her husband Rupert, a father of two, was addicted to pornography and wanted to take his sexual obsession to the next level when he messaged prostitute Leanne Davies (pictured)
‘I woke up that evening to go to a night shift and while looking at pornography I decided to do it then and it was in no way planned. The fact it was at the hospital did not at the time come in to it.
‘It was not a factor I had considered important. It was merely that I was there and it was a place to meet. There is nothing more to it than that.’
The incident happened over Christmas 2013 when Pemsel, who qualified in 2010, was working at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton.
He said he had arranged to smuggle the prostitute into the hospital by text message.
Among his messages, he told her: ‘This is naughty on my part so discretion would really be appreciated.’
During the investigation, he inadvertently landed himself in even more hot water by revealing he kept a photo of a patient’s intimate X-ray on his mobile phone.
Pemsel, who was reported to the General Medical Council, is appearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester.
He told the hearing he was wrong to take a picture of the patient: ‘Now I am totally and utterly undeniably aware it is inappropriate to take images like that without somebody’s consent.’
Pemsel was suspended during an investigation into his conduct by University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. He later resigned.
He has since been working as a locum at a number of different hospitals, most recently at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, where he hopes to return.
Pemsel said before the incident he had been under financial strain and stressed from heartbreaking medical work with sick children in Uganda.
He added: ‘I would like to apologise one last time to everybody involved. I am extremely regretful about the impact this has had on the profession.’
Pemsel, who admits misconduct charges, could be struck off if the MPTS panel decides his fitness to practise has been impaired. A ruling is expected today.
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