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Junior doctor Raza Laskar admits sexually abusing boys | |
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A junior doctor working in paediatrics has admitted online child grooming and sexually abusing boys as young as 12. | |
Dr Raza Laskar from Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, also pleaded guilty to possessing images of abuse. | |
He denied six of the 37 charges he is accused of when he appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. | He denied six of the 37 charges he is accused of when he appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. |
Laskar, 31, was arrested as part of a police operation which targeted men who accessed abuse images online. There is no evidence his patients were abused. | |
Indecent photographs | |
Det Insp Theresa Carter, said: "Like Jekyll and Hyde, he is vastly different in moral character depending on the situation, going from caring for and treating children to deliberately targeting, grooming and abusing them. | |
"I can stress that we found no evidence that he committed any offence during the course of his employment." | |
NHS England confirmed Laskar had previously worked in a number of hospitals across Greater Manchester. | |
In May, police executed a warrant at Laskar's home after 1,605 files believed to contain indecent photographs of children were uploaded from an IP address at his home. | |
The files had been uploaded between Christmas Day 2013 and January 2014. | |
Police found hundreds of chat logs and videos of Laskar engaging in sexual acts with a child who had been taken in a hotel room he had booked. | |
They also discovered he had more than 1.2 million images. | |
Some victims were based in the UK and others were from around the world, police said. | |
A NHS England spokesman said: 'The charges against Dr Laskar did not relate to his work. However, we would like to extend our sympathies to the victims and families involved in this case. " | |
They are urging anyone with any concerns to contact them. | |
Laskar will be sentenced on 9 January. |