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She Claimed Her Doctor Touched Her Breast During A Consultation. His Conviction Was Overturned After A Court Determined She Lied.

Ashe Schow
She Claimed Her Doctor Touched Her Breast During A Consultation. His Conviction Was Overturned After A Court Determined She Lied.
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Dr. Raj Mehta, 65, had been a general practitioner for the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) for nearly 40 years when he was accused of sexually assaulting a female patient during a consultation.

The patient claimed Mehta touched her breast during the consultation – which was, apparently, not a breast exam. He was charged in 2017 with two counts of sexual assault. He was convicted on one of those counts. The U.K.’s General Medical Council revoked Mehta’s right to practice after his conviction, even though he had planned to appeal.

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