An Indian doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting 20 female patients with unnecessary physical examinations of private parts in the UK, Mail Online reported.
Dr Manish Shah, 48, allegedly conducted the assaults at the Mawney Medical Centre in Romford, Essex, between June 2009 and July 2013. It is also believed that one of his alleged victims was aged just 15.
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The general practitioner was photographed arriving at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday for the court case, insisting he had only carried out appropriate examinations.
The details of the allegations against him couldn't be reported for legal reasons.
Shah denies 75 counts of a sexual nature with the trial expected to last for four months.
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