Pierre-François Laterre, who worked as head of the intensive care unit at Saint-Luc hospital in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert for 20 years, was dismissed, according to information from La Capitale, confirmed to Belga by the hospital establishment. . A complaint for sexual harassment would be the basis of this dismissal, according to La Capitale.
The doctor reacted in the daily, saying that he will file a complaint on his side for unfair dismissal.
“The Saint-Luc University Clinics have decided to relieve Professor Pierre-François Laterre of his duties as head of department as well as his position as doctor within the hospital, with immediate effect”had indicated the hospital in Belga, on May 20, without further details about the reason for the dismissal.
Saturday, the newspaper La Capitale evoked facts of sexual harassment, which would be the basis of the eviction of Professor Laterre. Asked about a complaint against the latter, the Brussels public prosecutor’s office did not give an answer.
According to La Capitale, a young nurse, who has now left the intensive care unit of Saint-Luc hospital, filed a complaint a year ago against her former supervisor for sexual harassment. No follow-up would have been given. Another member of staff would then have denounced similar facts and an internal investigation would then have been launched.