A senior nurse sexually assaulted four colleagues at Queen’s Hospital, we can reveal.
Elizer Javier committed the crimes on public wards at the Romford hospital between 2023 and 2024.
The 55-year-old pleaded guilty to five sexual assaults in October last year and received a suspended sentence the following month.
Emma, not her real name, told this paper that after Javier sexually assaulted her twice, her mental health rapidly spiralled out of control and she began drinking heavily.
“I lost everything because of him. I lost my job. I lost my partner. All my possessions. My house. My kids. Everything.
"I’m now registered disabled due to the trauma."
Emma has accused Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), which runs Queen's, of failing to support her and the other three victims.
She has since left the job but said she didn’t receive any offer of support whilst court proceedings were ongoing.
“Even just a courtesy call, ‘Are you ok? Are you still alive? We know this is going to court’ - nothing,” she said.
Another victim, who we’ll refer to as Lisa, said she was promised psychological support which never materialised.
“I’ve been asking for counselling repeatedly because I need to put this all to bed, I don’t want it hanging over me constantly, but I’ve still not been given it,” she said.
Describing her reaction when Javier sexually assaulted her on a busy ward, Lisa said: “It was very much a case of ‘did that really just happen’. I think the only way to describe it is pure shock.”
Emma recalled: “After the assaults he just had this smug smile, it haunts me to this day.”
The matter was escalated to the trust, who alerted the Met Police.
The police investigation identified four victims who had been sexually assaulted by Javier.
Javier carried out the assaults on colleagues in rooms where vulnerable patients were treated.
Once the Met Police were involved, both Emma and Lisa said they felt extremely supported by officers - particularly by Detective Jack Mawson who led the investigation.
They urged anyone who has had a similar experience in or outside of the workplace to contact the police.
Emma said: “We can’t change what’s happened to us, but if we can help just one other female to find the bottle to come forward, then at least something good has come out of this.”
Javier, from Chadwell Heath, was sentenced at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court to one year in custody suspended for two years.
He will be required to sign the sex offenders register for the next ten years.
Janine La Rosa, chief people officer at BHRUT, said: “We’re sorry the support we offered didn’t meet the needs of some of our staff who were the victims of these sexual assaults.
“We began an investigation as soon as concerns were raised in October 2024. Javier was immediately removed from our hospitals and he stopped working for the trust a month later.”
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