A Nigerian doctor and influencer, Olufumilayo Ogunsanya, popularly known as OurFavOnlineDoctor, has been exonerated by the United Kingdom Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service of allegations of rape and sexual misconduct levelled against him by a fellow health practitioner, Dr Bolanle Aseyan.
This was revealed in an official press release by the UK MPTS after a thorough investigation which went on for a period of three years.
It was also revealed that Dr Ogunsanya, who was based in the United Kingdom at the time of the accusation, was in a relationship with Dr Aseyan but the pair broke up leading to false accusation in 2020.
Announcing this news to Nigerians on social media with attached pictures of the tribunal press release, a member of Ogunsanya’s legal team in Nigeria, Inibehe Effiong, said that his client has been exonerated and the false accuser is currently facing both civil and criminal lawsuits in Nigeria for her actions. He also revealed that his client had previously been investigated by United Kingdom police and had been cleared.
“This latest vindication of Funmi is a victory for all victims of false accusations of sexual misconduct,” Effiong said.
“It is important to state that the standard of proof at the Tribunal which resulted in their findings was based on a balance of probability; and not proved beyond reasonable doubt. This is very significant because it shows that the allegation had no iota of merit or credibility,” the legal practitioner said via his social media account.
