A former Lagos-based medical director, Dr. Olufemi (Francis/Frank) Olaleye, has been taken into custody in the United Kingdom on allegations of voyeurism, years after being acquitted in a high-profile sexual offence case in Nigeria.
Olaleye, 57, was arrested on Thursday, November 27, 2025, upon arrival at Gatwick Airport and subsequently charged with three counts of voyeurism.
He was arraigned before the Medway Magistrates’ Court, which ordered his remand until January 2, 2026.
Kent Police confirmed the arrest, identifying him as Francis Olaleye, of Plumstead Common Road, London.
According to police spokesman Charles Harman, the doctor was detained after officers received intelligence about his return to the UK.
He denied all charges when he first appeared before the court on November 29.
Court documents allege that between May 2004 and July 2007, while working in the UK, he secretly recorded women engaged in private sexual acts for his own gratification, without their consent, a violation of the UK Sexual Offences Act 2003.
A support officer from the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre, Matt J., confirmed via email that the charges specifically relate to the “recording of a private act” for sexual gratification.
One of the alleged victims, a married woman, reportedly had her explicit recording discovered by her spouse, leading to the collapse of their marriage. She is expected to testify as a police witness.
The court ruled that Olaleye posed a flight risk and a risk of reoffending, prompting the order for continued detention.
His next substantive hearing is scheduled for January 21, 2026, at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court.
Following the police’s reference to “Francis,” investigation revealed inconsistencies in the doctor’s public records.
Findings revealed that the medical practitioner has used variations of his name across different platforms:
– Frank Olufemi Olaleye – on Companies House filings
– Frank Olaleye – as former director of Wish for Africa charity
– Dr Femi Olaleye – on LinkedIn and Instagram
– Olufemi Olaleye – on book publications
– Francis Olaleye – on police records
The report concludes that all listed identities refer to the same individual.
Olaleye previously worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Darent Valley Hospital, under the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, from 2005 to 2008, the period during which the alleged offences occurred.
The UK arrest marks a new chapter in Olaleye’s troubled legal trajectory.
He was arrested in Lagos in 2022 and tried for defilement and sexual assault by penetration involving his wife’s teenage niece.
Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted him in October 2023 and sentenced him to life imprisonment, describing him as a “dangerous offender.”
However, the Court of Appeal overturned the conviction in November 2024, dismissing the prosecution’s evidence as unreliable and declaring his wife a “tainted witness.”
The Lagos State Government challenged the acquittal at the Supreme Court in December 2024.
Following his acquittal, Olaleye left Nigeria and travelled widely, documenting his journeys and publishing books in which he portrayed himself as a victim of injustice.
He was en route to London when UK authorities apprehended him.
