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Former GP is jailed for 22 years for indecent assaults of female patients

BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2204 (Published 08 October 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2204
  1. Clare Dyer
  1. The BMJ

A former GP has been jailed for 22 years for a string of indecent assaults of female patients between 1988 and 1997.

Judge Sarah Campbell told Stephen Cox at Reading Crown Court, “Doctors are among the most respected and trusted members of our society. The convictions strike at the heart of everything the medical profession stands for.

“You are, in a sense, the worst kind of sexual predator, hiding in plain sight behind the guise of trusted friendly family GP but who took advantage of the unique position you were in to abuse and satisfy your …

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