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| Junior doctor Raza Laskar admits sexually abusing boys | Junior doctor Raza Laskar admits sexually abusing boys |
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| A junior doctor working in paediatrics has admitted 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Charges of grooming children online were ordered by the court to lie on file. | |
| Indecent photographs | 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. | 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." | "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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. " | 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. | They are urging anyone with any concerns to contact them. |
| Laskar will be sentenced on 9 January. | Laskar will be sentenced on 9 January. |