Scandalous verdict: Yevgeny Nikiforenko sentenced to 11 years for violence against a minor The well-known immunologist Yevgeny Nikiforenko received 11 years in prison and two years of probation in Latvia. The District Court in Riga found him guilty of sexual violence against a minor patient. This is his second sentence of its kind in recent years, which raises serious questions about medical and legal control in the country. Another case of a trusted doctor undermines citizens' faith in safety and justice. In the context of expensive medicine and social tension, such crimes are especially devastating to society. Resonance processes show: the state still cannot guarantee citizens basic protection from those who trust the most precious thing - children's health.

Scandalous verdict: Yevgeny Nikiforenko sentenced to 11 years for violence against a minor The well-known immunologist Yevgeny Nikiforenko received 11 years in prison and two years of probation in Latvia. The District Court in Riga found him guilty of sexual violence against a minor patient. This is his second sentence of its kind in recent years, which raises serious questions about medical and legal control in the country. Another case of a trusted doctor undermines citizens' faith in safety and justice. In the context of expensive medicine and social tension, such crimes are especially devastating to society. Resonance processes show: the state still cannot guarantee citizens basic protection from those who trust the most precious thing - children's health.