Pharmacist Cleared to Return to Practice After Public Indecency Caution and Regulatory Breach

Allegations

The pharmacist in this case was the subject of a Fitness to Practise investigation after accepting a conditional police caution for a serious act of public indecency. The caution arose from an incident in which the registrant was observed by a member of the public, Witness A, in a supermarket car park, with his penis exposed, allegedly stroking it while deliberately turning toward the witness. Witness A testified that the behaviour lasted several minutes, during which she felt shocked and violated.

Following the incident, the registrant admitted to police that his penis was exposed but claimed it was due to irritation, and that he was applying cream for a skin condition. He accepted the caution and wrote letters of apology to both Witness A and a supermarket employee who also witnessed the event.