Neary may be faced with sexual assault charges

MICHAEL NEARY, the disgraced doctor struck off by the Medical Council after being found to have needlessly removed the wombs of ten women, may face charges of sexual assault.

A team of detectives will investigate whether criminal charges will be brought against the former consultant gynaecologist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda for more than 20 years up to early 1999.

Gardaí in Drogheda received a file from the Medical Council yesterday morning. Superintendent Fergus Doggett said he expected the probe to be 'fairly protracted'.