Indian Doctor Charged For Sexual Offence In UK

Dr Manish Shah, from Brunel Close in Romford area of the city, is accused of 65 counts of assault by penetration and 52 allegations of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police said. A 47-year-old Indian-origin doctor in east London has been charged with 118 sex offences, including one assault on a child under the age of 13, by the Scotland Yard.

Shah is out on bail and is due to appear on August 31 at Barkingside Magistrates' Court in London.

The doctor is also charged with one count of sexual assault on a child under the age of 13.

"Manish Shah has been charged with 65 assault by penetration, contrary to Section 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, 52 sexual assault, contrary to Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and 1 sexual assault on a child under 13 years, contrary to Section 7 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003," the Met Police said in a statement yesterday.