Doctor struck off after exposing himself at McDonald's

The incident happened at a McDonald's drive-through restaurant in Bristol

A doctor who exposed himself to a 16-year-old McDonald's worker at a drive-through has been struck off.

Emmanuel Hakem committed the act after the girl gave him his order at a branch in Bristol in October 2022.

Hakem, who was training in obstetrics and gynaecology at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust at the time, was erased from the medical register on Friday.

After his arrest, Hakem was still allowed to see patients but was required to have a chaperone, according to a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).

He moved to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in October 2023 but did not start work there as he was charged by police and subsequently excluded from clinical practice.

Hakem denied any wrongdoing but was found guilty of exposure by a jury in September 2024.

He was sentenced to a 42-day community order, was required to undergo rehabilitation, and was placed on the sex offenders register.

According to the MPTS report, Hakem claimed he "didn't act in a sexual manner" and "always denied that he exposed" himself.

"He recognised the distress caused to the complainant and expressed an understanding of the impact of the incident on her," it added.

The report said Hakem graduated from university in Sudan before moving to Ireland in 2015 where he worked in obstetrics and gynaecology.

'Psychological harm'

Hakem, according to the report, "appreciates that a conviction for a sexual offence seriously undermines public confidence in the medical profession".

The tribunal accepted "there was no evidence of any predatory or repeated behaviour", however concluded his behaviour "caused distress and had the potential to cause psychological harm to a 16-year-old girl".

The tribunal concluded the erasure of Hakem's name from the register would "send a clear signal to the public and the profession" that his behaviour is "fundamentally incompatible with continued registration".