Ex-hospital boss ‘flashed sunbathing woman and groped police officer who arrested him’
The former chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital is accused of exposing himself to a woman in a London park and then sexually assaulting the police officer who arrested him, a court heard.
Dr Martin Kuper, 57, is accused of flashing himself in front of the woman while sunbathing in Battersea Park in April last year, just months before he left his job at the NHS trust.
Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court, Oxford-educated Dr. He heard Kuper was accused of groping a female police officer after he was taken into custody.
“The incident occurred in Battersea Park on 28 April 2025,” said prosecutor Barbara Valentini.
“The defendant approached the victim while he was sunbathing, straddled him and exposed his penis.
“He ran away into the bushes after being scolded by the victim.”
After her arrest, Ms. Valentini met with Dr. He said Kuper was accused of “grabbing” a woman’s computer in the groin area.
Dr Kuper appeared in the dock on Wednesday to plead guilty to charges of doxxing and sexual assault.
He was appointed chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in September 2021 and held the role for almost four years until his departure in July last year.
Before this assignment, Dr. Kuper was chief medical director at Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London and previously held a senior role at Whittington Hospital in north London.
During the court hearing he spoke to confirm his name, age and home address in Chelsea, then repeated “not guilty” twice when the charges were read to him.
He later chose to be tried before a judge and jury at the Crown Court.
Judge Sandra Burling granted bail to Kuper on the condition that he not go to Battersea Park in south-west London.
He is expected to appear at Kingston Crown Court on March 10, where a trial date will be set.
