Nurse requested colleague for ‘most popular penis measurement’ and stated he might discover her a ‘sugar daddy’
Benjamin Terkper, an Oxford nurse, has been suspended following an NMC panel finding that he sexually harassed a colleague by asking explicit questions about sex toys and offering to find her a ‘sugar daddy’
Benjamin Terkper also confessed to asking her if she was menstruating(Image: PA)
A nurse has been suspended after he was discovered to have sexually harassed a co-worker by posing explicit questions about sex toys and suggesting he could find her a “sugar daddy”.
Benjamin Terkper also confessed to asking her if she was menstruating. The misconduct, which occurred over several months, indicated a “deep-seated attitudinal issue” in Terkper, and posed a risk of him repeating such behaviour towards patients and the public, according to findings by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel.
Terkper was employed at a private hospital run by Nuffield Health in Oxford from October 30, 2023, to June 13, 2024. He was suspended in May 2024 and sacked the following month after an investigation into sexual harassment.
Terkper was employed at a private hospital run by Nuffield Health in Oxford(Image: Getty Images)
Terkper admitted to querying his colleague about dildos and whether she was menstruating, and also made remarks about securing her “an older sugar daddy to take care of her”.
He further confessed to phoning her at 10pm when she was off duty, then questioning why she didn’t answer the next day. Additional allegations of asking her preferred penis size and whether she used a vibrator were substantiated by the panel.
An independent witness corroborated claims that Terkper had encircled his colleague’s neck with both hands and shaken her. Charges that he had seized her waist and shoulders, followed her, and grabbed and jostled her lower abdomen, were not proven by the NMC panel.
The NMC panel determined that Terkper’s ability to practise as a nurse was compromised on both public protection and public interest grounds, and his behaviour constituted misconduct, including sexual harassment.
Richard Webb, the case presenter for the NMC, stated that Terkper’s “repeated sexual and harassing behaviour over a period of months demonstrated a deep-seated attitudinal issue” and “created a risk of repetition towards others, including patients and members of the public”.
While the NMC recognised that he had apologised, engaged with the proceedings and undertaken relevant training, a “lack of meaningful insight” from Terkper meant it “could not be said” that the behaviour was highly unlikely to recur.
Terkper was suspended for 12 months, with an interim suspension order of 18 months imposed pending appeal.
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