British-Indian doctor found guilty of sexually abusing three female patients, one of whom has since died of cancer

The doctor was recently convicted of four charges of sexual assault following a three-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.

British-Indian sexual abuse doctor: In a shocking and disgusting incident, a GP of Indian origin in south-east England has been found guilty of sexually assaulting three women under his care, with one of the victims battling cancer.

The doctor, identified as 47-year-old Mohan Babu, a former GP at the Staunton Surgery in Havant, Hampshire, was recently convicted of four charges of sexual assault following a three-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.

He has been released on conditional bail and will be sentenced at the same court on April 12, reports The News, a Portsmouth daily.

The court heard that the assaults took place between September 2019 and July 2021 and that the youngest victim was a 19-year-old woman.

All three women were targeted at the premises of Staunton Surgery where Babu worked with his wife, a GP at the same clinic.

Jurors were told numerous complaints had been received against Babu and he had been repeatedly warned about his behaviour, which included touching victims inappropriately and making 'creepy' comments.

The Crown Court heard five other women, including a receptionist at his former workplace, complained about his 'overly familiar' behaviour, but no criminal charges were laid following their complaints.

Prosecutor Miranda Moore KC told the court Babu targeted “vulnerable” women after joining the operation in April 2018 as a locum doctor, someone who replaces another doctor on leave.

The first complaint about Babu's behavior was reported in August 2019, 16 months after he joined on his wife's recommendation.

Prosecutor Moore told the court that between May and August 2019, Babu personally consulted a 57-year-old woman who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in June 2019 and has since died.

Citing the woman's case, Moore told the court how Babu exploited his profession to conduct unnecessary and invasive examinations, make lewd comments and physically abuse patients.

A patient seeking treatment for knee and hip problems said Babu hugged her and asked for her phone number.

An investigation followed and it turned out that many other women were complaining about Babu and asking for a new GP to replace him.

He stopped working at Staunton Surgery in July 2021 and denied all seven charges against him.

He was found not guilty of three offenses of sexual assault against a further two women.

(With IANS inputs)