A 32-year-old Brazilian anaesthetist, Giovanni Bezerra, has been caught red-handed while allegedly raping a sedated woman during a C-section operation.
The suspect was earlier suspected of being involved in disgraceful events because of concerns about the large quantity of anaesthesia he used to give his patients. The hospital staff then decided to put on a hidden camera to find out the suspicious activities of Bezerra.
The staff was shocked to find out that for almost 10 minutes, during a c-section procedure, he assaulted a pregnant woman physically.
Anaesthesiologist Giovanni Quintella Bezerra was captured by the police officials at the Women’s Hospital in Sao Joao de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil, during the early hours of Monday, July 11.
It was found from the footage that he wore an open cloak around himself, widening his silhouette and putting himself in a way so that no one else could see him.
He did this to insert his penis in her patient’s mouth during the surgery.
A staff member who watched the video stated that, through his movement and the curvature of his arm, it looked like he was holding the head of the patient and moving it towards his pelvic region.
The woman did not remember anything because she was heavily sedated, but she remembered him whispering slowly in her ears and asking if she was okay.
Police are still investigating the incident and also finding out whether he raped the other two patients on whom he performed surgery the same day.
He has been caught and charged with rape charges and will likely face the eight to fifteen years of imprisonment.
The Regional Council of Medicine of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Cremerj) has undertaken an internal investigation and also launched proceedings to oust the medic on Monday.