In 1822, as an 18 year old medical student at Edinburgh University, he was charged with “violating the sepulchres of the dead, and raising and carrying away dead bodies from their graves” – put simply, body snatching. To aggravate matters, he promptly absconded, possibly to Paris, and was declared an outlaw. https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Dr-John-Forrest/