Manish Shah, 53, will be sentenced in January
(Picture: Met Police)An east London GP has been found guilty of using his position as a “trusted” doctor to perform invasive exams on female patients for his own sexual gratification.
Manish Shah, 53, launched 25 sexual assaults on four women from his GP surgery in Romford.
The Old Bailey heard that from 2009 to July 2013, Shah convinced women to have invasive examinations despite there being no medical need for them.
Each victim reported to police a similar pattern of behaviour where Shah seemed to be a good doctor and was friendly and caring.
Using his position the former GP convinced them that they would need extra examinations to explore if there was anything more serious about the relatively minor conditions they had come in for.
None of these examinations were needed or requested by the patients.
Shah would also go against protocol and not offer chaperones to join the victims during their appointments, leaving them alone with him so he could carry out the assaults.
Shah was convicted of 25 counts of sexual assault at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
DCITariq Farooqi, said: “I would like to thank those who attended court to give evidence against Shah. I hope that this verdict goes some way to reassuring the public that we treat all complaints seriously and investigate them thoroughly no matter who they are against.
“This conviction against an individual who is supposed to be a trusted pillar of the community, should not undermine the great work carried out by our medical professionals day in and day out.”
Shah appears for sentencing at the same court on January 9 next year.
