Paramedic Jailed for Sexual Assault, Miscarriage

0:00It's April 4th, from your city to your ears. This is Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI, on Cori with the story. A 34-year-old Edinburgh paramedic named Stephen Doohan just got struck off the healthcare register after a brutal conviction. He sexually assaulted a woman and secretly injected her with crushed abortion pills back in 2023, causing her to miscarry. As a married clinical team leader for the Scottish ambulance service, he even gave her more of the drug days later. Earlier this year, on April 2nd, the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service ruled his fitness to practice impaired due to the crimes. Doohan had pleaded guilty at Glasgow High Court and was jailed for 10 years and 6 months on July 7th, 2025. He also ended up on the sex offenders register for his calculated betrayal. The victim lost her baby and opened up anonymously about the trauma, calling her child her angel and saying justice finally came after two years of pain.

1:01She shared how she's healing now, and urged others facing similar horrors to reach out for help from loved ones, counselors, or authorities. After the sentencing, Doohan tried sending gifts like perfume, socks, money for her hair, and even football tickets, while hinting she should report. Him officials highlighted how rare but devastating these trust breaches are. This case sends a strong signal that predators and positions of power will face real consequences while supporting survivors to come forward when, ready, healing starts with accountability.