Dr. Esho’s alleged actions, as presented by GMC prosecutor Ryan Donoghue, included ‘repeated behavior’ and ‘deliberate conduct’ in which the sexual activity was ‘pre-planned.’ Donoghue argued that such actions would be widely condemned by fellow medical practitioners and constitute serious professional misconduct. The tribunal ruled that Esho’s fitness to practice could be revoked as a result of this misconduct.
During the hearing, Dr. Esho denied six of the ten charges against him, claiming that his sexually suggestive conversations with ‘Patient A’ were merely a form of ‘distraction’ and that he was ‘joking around’ without any intention of pursuing the matter further. He maintained that he never considered the chats seriously and viewed the woman as a ‘friend.’ Despite acknowledging that his behavior was ‘driven by sexual desires,’ he denied engaging in any ‘skills-swap’ arrangement or physical sexual contact with Patient A.
However, the tribunal found it proven that Esho offered free Botox to Patient A in 2021 in exchange for sex at his Newcastle clinic and subsequently told her he could ‘get away’ with providing more Botox for additional sexual favors. These revelations have cast a shadow over Esho’s career and raised ethical concerns within the medical community.
