The accused committed 115 sexual offences
Manish Shah 53, abused his profession is a doctor to sexually abuse woman in the name of examining the patients for medical purposes very intimately. He committed 115 sexual offences against 28 women and girls with the youngest ones being 15 and 17 years old only.
The GP from Romford was already serving three life sentences with a minimum term of 15 years for 90 previous offences when he was charged for 25 more sexual offences last month.
On Monday, Judge Peter Rook handed Shah two life more sentences with a minimum term of 10 years to run concurrently with the earlier sentences. The life sentences related to offences against the two youngest victims who were aged 15 and 17 when Shah began to abuse them.
The court had heard that Shah persuaded female patients to undergo unnecessary intimate examinations for his sexual gratification for over four years from 2009.
He used to pry on the fear of his patients for cancer to commit his crimes and also use the examples of celebrities to persuade female patients to have intrusive examinations.
He flattered and groomed vulnerable victims and even used the cases of celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to convince patients to agree to the invasive exams.
Sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Rook said Shah remained a "danger to women" as he highlighted the "scale and nature" of his crimes. The life sentences not only reflected their gravity but also the "public abhorrence" that followed once they came to light, he said.
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