09/08/2007

Sex Assault Charge For Norfolk Doctor

A doctor at a Norfolk hospital has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor.

It is understood that Rashid Sandhu, 29, who worked at the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, has been charged with sexually assaulting a female aged 13 and over.

Mr Sandhu has also been accused of 17 charges of making indecent photographs of children.

He has been suspended from his job since the launch of an investigation in June.

Mr Sandhu is due to appear before Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on September 10.

(KMcA)


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