SIMON CARTER EXPOSED: HORRIFIC SCANDAL IN HULL INVOLVING PAEDIATRICIAN AND YOUNG BOYS
In a disturbing case that has sent shockwaves through the community of Hull, a paediatrician named Dr Simon Carter has been formally struck off the medical register following a series of alarming allegations involving inappropriate and sexually motivated messages sent to young boys.The incidents, which span from July 2016 to January 2018, came to light during a recent medical tribunal that scrutinized his conduct and ultimately led to his disqualification from practicing medicine.
Dr Carter, who qualified in 2006 with an MB ChB from the University of Dundee, moved to Yorkshire in 2008 to undertake specialized training in paediatrics with what is now known as Health Education England Yorkshire and Humber, based in Willerby.
Throughout his career, he has worked at various hospitals across East Yorkshire, including facilities in Hull, Bradford, York, and Lincolnshire.
Despite his professional background, the tribunal revealed that Dr Carter had not been practicing as a doctor for the past three years, a fact he confirmed during proceedings, although he was not present at the tribunal itself.
The allegations against Dr Carter involve a series of social media exchanges with minors, which police investigated but ultimately did not pursue to court due to insufficient evidence.
The messages, some of which are included in the tribunal report, are deeply troubling.
One such message, sent to a boy aged between 14 and 16, read: “I have had a couple of pints to drink so my inhibitions are down.
Just got back home and into bed.
Should go to sleep but unfortunately my p**** has other ideas!
Think I’ll have a play with it before trying to sleep, hehe.
Oh dear – why am I telling you this?
I don’t know, but hey, proves I’m human I suppose!” Other messages were equally inappropriate.
To a boy known as Child A, Dr Carter expressed gratitude for their company, saying: “This morning was really lovely.
Thank you so much for the company.
Chatting made me realize quite how much I’ve missed conversations with you.
I would be more than happy to stay in and simply curl on the sofa with you next time but walking and talking and coffee and chat are also good.” In a separate message to a boy aged 11 or 12, he joked about Christmas presents, saying: “I was slightly tempted but decided against getting you undies for a Christmas present, lol.” The messages to another child, known as Child B, included bizarre and overtly sexual content, such as: “It’s all a reference to stick insects getting stuck when having sex.
The first one is me saying I have nobody to have sex with.
The second one is saying that I use my hand for sexual pleasure.” Furthermore, in a group chat involving three boys, including a 15-year-old identified as Child C, Dr Carter mentioned “condoms” and “lube,” raising further concerns about his intentions.
Although he admitted to sending these messages, he denied any sexual motivation, claiming that his actions were not driven by sexual intent.
In a statement, he said: “I accept that I sent a number of messages to Children A, B and C.
I accept that it was inappropriate for me to do so.
I also accept some of the messages were sexual in nature and that this was inappropriate.
I deny however that the sending of any of these messages was sexually motivated.” The tribunal emphasized that Dr Carter, as an adult in a position of trust—both professionally as a paediatrician and socially through his involvement with the Scouts and a church youth group—had crossed boundaries.
The investigation revealed that he met the boys through these community groups rather than through his medical role.
The report condemned his conduct, stating: “The tribunal considered it wholly inappropriate for an adult to be introducing topics of puberty as conversation and making personal disclosures as to underwear.
The remainder of the messages were often very over-familiar and concerned highly inappropriate topics.
Considered individually or as a whole chain of correspondence, this was inappropriate.” In December 2017, Dr Carter sent the boys a link to pictures of Christmas decorations that resembled phaluses, further illustrating his inappropriate behavior.
The tribunal also noted that he had signed a Safeguarding Agreement with the York Diocese in April 2016, which explicitly prohibited him from texting, messaging, or emailing minors under 18 on an individual basis.
He was also instructed to apply professional standards of behavior in all areas of his life, including touching children and showing affection.
The children involved described Dr Carter’s messages as “intrusive and annoying,” and one teenage boy, who is gay, recounted that Dr Carter initiated a Snapchat conversation about his sexuality.
The boy stated: “I didn’t tell my parents [about the conversation] at first, but I did tell my mum in October or November 2017 after Simon had messaged me on Snapchat, initiating a conversation about my sexuality.
I entered into a conversation with him about coming out and being gay, but I remember I thought it was strange for him to ask me about it and I felt quite uncomfortable discussing it with him.” The tribunal also highlighted an incident where Dr Carter was seen engaging in a tickle fight with one of the children, which the boy’s father found inappropriate.
The report concluded that it was unacceptable for Dr Carter to have touched Child B in such a manner, especially given his limited acquaintance with the child’s family.
This was viewed as a clear breach of boundaries, considering his role as a paediatrician and his involvement in community groups.
Throughout the proceedings, Dr Carter maintained that his actions were not sexually motivated.
He stated: “My loneliness and lack of self-esteem means that I can then be perceived as overstepping boundaries when I am only trying to make an effort to be friendly with others.” However, the tribunal found that the messages sent to Child A and Child B were indeed sexually motivated.
The report concluded that “it was entirely consistent with the chain of correspondence and was rightly inferred on the balance of probabilities that Dr Carter’s motivation in messaging Child A was sexually motivated.
The tribunal inferred, on the basis of these messages, that Dr Carter had been intent on pursuing a future sexual relationship with Child A.” Similarly, the tribunal determined that Dr Carter’s messages to Child B, who was between 11 and 12 years old, also had a sexual component.
The report states: “The Tribunal determined Dr Carter’s motivations towards Child B clearly had a sexual component, in that he was consistently introducing sexual matters into his messages to Child B, who was between 11 and 12 years of age.
He also pressed for information from Child B in the messages concerning the sleepover.
The tribunal determined that Dr Carter’s messages were not indicative of an adult trying to ‘be one of the lads,’ because the sexual content was completely one-sided, coming from the doctor.” Legal counsel for the General Medical Council, Terence Rigby, argued that Dr Carter’s misconduct was so severe that it impaired his fitness to practice medicine.
He stated: “The gravity of Dr Carter’s misconduct was such that other members of the profession and the public would be surprised and disappointed if his fitness to practise were not found to be impaired as a result.” In light of the evidence, the tribunal concluded that Dr Carter’s actions constituted serious misconduct, leading to an immediate and permanent removal from the medical register.
This decision underscores the severity with which such breaches of trust and inappropriate conduct are regarded within the medical community and the wider society of Hull.
