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Addenbrooke's Hospital cancer doctor admits child sex offences | Addenbrooke's Hospital cancer doctor admits child sex offences |
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A child cancer specialist has admitted sexually abusing boys in his care. | A child cancer specialist has admitted sexually abusing boys in his care. |
Myles Bradbury, a paediatric haematologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, committed sexual offences against boys aged 11 to 15 dating back to 2009, Cambridge Crown Court heard. | Myles Bradbury, a paediatric haematologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, committed sexual offences against boys aged 11 to 15 dating back to 2009, Cambridge Crown Court heard. |
The 41-year-old from Herringswell, Suffolk, pleaded guilty to 25 offences including sexual assault and the making of more than 16,000 indecent images. | The 41-year-old from Herringswell, Suffolk, pleaded guilty to 25 offences including sexual assault and the making of more than 16,000 indecent images. |
He is due to be sentenced at a later date. | He is due to be sentenced at a later date. |
The offences involved 18 complainants, prosecutor John Farmer said. | |
The court heard the blood cancer specialist had worked at the hospital for five years. | |
He was suspended after a complaint about his behaviour in November 2011. | He was suspended after a complaint about his behaviour in November 2011. |
'Substantial sentence' | |
A spokesman for Addenbrooke's Hospital said Bradbury no longer worked for Cambridgeshire University Hospitals Trust. | |
In total he pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault and 13 counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child. | |
Bradbury also admitted three counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of voyeurism and two counts of making indecent images of a child. | |
He pleaded not guilty to a count of sexual activity with a child and a count of sexual assault, which Judge Gareth Hawkesworth said would likely remain on file. | |
The judge said the doctor could expect a "substantial" custodial sentence and would have to sign the sex offenders register. |