A Wirral doctor was blackmailed by a patient threatening to expose their relationship including arranging a fake appointment for them to meet for sex.
Dr Marc Paton said he feared losing his job and career after engaging in a consensual sexual relationship with a man - known as patient A - who threatened to lift the lid on their relationship. The Birkenhead based practitioner arranged for the pair to meet in his clinical room in September 2021 under the guise of a genuine appointment when in fact it was to enact a sexual fantasy.
A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service report revealed how Dr Paton, who was suspended for six months for his part in the affair, said the relationship “got out of control” to a point whereby Patient A held “power over him” and made threats for money.
