Missouri neurosurgeon jailed for sexual assault in Glasgow nightclub

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 20:32 · Archive

A Missouri neurosurgeon has been sentenced to two years in prison in Scotland for sexually assaulting a woman in a Glasgow nightclub.

Camilo Molina, 40, a neurosurgeon at Washington University in St Louis, was sentenced to two years in prison by Scottish courts on 21 October for sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman at Kong nightclub in Glasgow on 5 April 2025. Molina approached the victim from behind and put his hand under her skirt to touch her. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge of sexual assault but was found guilty last month.

Molina was attending a medical conference in Scotland when the assault occurred. He was arrested after the attack. The New York Post reports that prosecutors said Molina pretended to be a police officer when he first approached the woman, though he denied this in court.

Following his conviction, Molina lost his medical license and resigned from his positions as deputy director of spine innovation and associate professor at Washington University. Judge Paul Reid KC noted at sentencing that there had been 'significant consequences' for Molina regarding his medical license and housing. Detective Inspector Holly Swindells said the victim 'showed great courage and strength by reporting what happened to her and throughout the legal process'.

How it is being reported

• Missouri neurosurgeon convicted of sexually assaulting woman, 20, in ‘despicable’ attack in Scottish nightclubFormer Missouri neurosurgeon Camilo Molina was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman in a Glasgow nightclub.New York Post · 24 Oct, 20:15
• Missouri neurosurgeon, 40, jailed over 'predatory' sex attack on 20-year-old in Glasgow nightclubCamilo Molina, a Colombian migrant to the US, told the court his wife had stuck by him despite the grim claims against him. The pair live in a $2m mansion in St Louis.Daily Mail · 24 Oct, 14:18

In this story: Camilo Molina · Washington University in St Louis · Kong nightclub · Glasgow · Missouri · Scotland

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