A retired physician convicted of intercourse offences in opposition to 47 ladies over greater than three a long time has been jailed for 12 years.
Krishna Singh, 72, was convicted of 54 prices, primarily of indecent and sexual assault, following a trial on the Excessive Court docket in Glasgow which ended final month.
The offences occurred between January 1984 and 2018, primarily at a medical observe in North Lanarkshire but in addition at a police workplace and a hospital accident and emergency division.
In addition to ladies, his victims additionally included 4 ladies beneath the age of 16.
His actions included kissing and hugging sufferers, touching their breasts and making inappropriate feedback to them.
Sentencing Singh when he appeared on the Excessive Court docket in Glasgow on Wednesday, Lord Armstrong mentioned: "You may have been convicted after trial of 54 prices of calculated and manipulative sexual abuse of 47 ladies and ladies in relation to who, as a normal practitioner, you have been in a transparent place of belief.
"You perpetrated these crimes in opposition to your feminine sufferers persistently over a interval of 34 years."
He mentioned that Singh breached his place of belief and carried out pointless examinations, telling him: "You undermined the belief of the medical career by eroding the belief that ladies would have had."
Lord Armstrong mentioned that sufferer affect statements confirmed that Singh's actions had a "devastating affect" on his victims, a few of whom now have a mistrust of the medical career whereas others have suffered melancholy, low shallowness and anxiousness.
He sentenced the 72-year-old to 12 years behind bars and positioned him on the intercourse offenders register.
Singh's defence agent, Janice Inexperienced, mentioned he had expressed "excessive remorse" at his actions.
She mentioned: "Dr Singh is aware of that custody is the one disposal acceptable given the grave breach of belief. The seriousness of the offences arises from the breach of belief."
The 72-year-old had denied the fees in opposition to him.
Singh certified as a health care provider in India in 1974.
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He registered with the Common Medical Council as a health care provider in November 1976 earlier than taking over a job as a GP at a observe in North Lanarkshire, the place he remained till 2018.
Singh additionally took up a place as a police casualty surgeon between 2005 and 2010 in Scotland, throughout which he examined individuals in custody.
An investigation into Singh ensued after NHS Lanarkshire obtained a criticism about him in 2018.
Police Scotland has welcomed Singh's conviction and subsequent sentencing.
Detective Inspector Stephen Morris, of the Specialist Crime Division, mentioned: "Krishna Singh is now going through the implications of his appalling and predatory behaviour.
"Singh was a health care provider, and ready of belief, on the time he carried out this sexual abuse.
"The victims have proven nice braveness in coming ahead with very important data, ensuring he was held accountable for his actions, and in the end convicted.
"I hope this sentence gives a way of closure for them and sends a transparent message that every one studies of sexual abuse, whatever the passage of time, shall be completely investigated by Police Scotland and victims shall be supported all through.”
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