CREWE SEX OFFENDER DAVID MOSES STRUCK OFF THE REGISTER

In March 2009, a notorious case unfolded involving David Anthony Moses, a seasoned male nurse from Crewe. Moses, 58, who had worked for the same healthcare trust since 1971, was formally struck off after a court conviction for serious sexual offenses.

In June of the previous year, Chester Crown Court sentenced Moses to 23 months in prison after he was found guilty of multiple charges, including two counts of indecent assault on a female and 15 counts of taking an indecent photograph of a child. He was also convicted of failing to surrender to custody. Following his conviction, Moses was placed on the sex offenders register for ten years, banned from working with children for life, and issued a sexual offences prevention order which also lasts ten years.

The Conduct and Competence Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) examined the case earlier this week. They reviewed evidence that revealed Moses was in a position of trust when committing the indecent assault in 2000 upon a seven-year-old girl, who was the daughter of a neighbor and was assaulted in his own home. The panel was told that by the time of his conviction, the girl was 14. The Crown Court judge described the incidents as ‘things that had really stuck with her’.

Furthermore, the panel learned that Moses had taken indecent photographs, which were classified on a seriousness scale from one to three—where one indicates the lowest risk and five the highest. The NMC panel decided that although these offenses were not directly linked to his professional practice, their serious nature affected his fitness to practise.

Considering the gravity of the offenses, the panel concluded that Moses’ behaviour was incompatible with his continued registration. In response to the decision, NMC spokesperson Kristy Hempel commented: “David Moses’ actions were in breach of the fundamental obligations set out in the NMC Code of professional conduct. This code requires that a nurse must act in a way that justifies the trust and confidence the public has in them and must uphold and enhance the reputation of the profession. A nurse must also adhere to the laws of the country in which they are practising. Moses failed to meet these standards, and his behaviour is therefore incompatible with remaining on the register.”

A representative from his previous employer, Cheshire East Community Health based in Nantwich, stated that Moses was suspended without pay on April 1, 2007.