anil desai <anild...@gmail.com> wrote: "JC, Answers to your questions:"
jc 1: Thanks Anil ......interspersed AD2: Religious leaders, in my opinion should have their misdeeds exposed in print as well as visual media. JC2: BUT ONLY ...if they are 'deeds' (i.e. misdeeds) ..... -- AD3: If allegations against the Colva priest are false and slanderous, he can sue Calvert for defamation. He would be entitled to crores of rupees compensation, particularly because one otf the allegation is quite serious and because of his standing in the society. JC3: Thank you Anil. I will submit that you neither have the knowledge of the process NOR do you have an understanding of the suffering a falsely accused person goes through. -- AD4: About Indian doctors in the UK: I think you are seriously misinformed. IN the 28 years that I have worked here, I can recollect five or six cases. I am sure you know that thousands of Asian doctors work in the health service here. JC4: I wonder what you mean by 'cases'. I only wrote about accusations. In any case .....please see Appendix 1 (3 from 2010) -- AD 5: (jc's suggestions) They are interesting but not novel. JC5: I know ...it has been included in law in a Commonwealth country ....and no prizes for guessing who helped lobby for it. jc -- APPENDIX 1 [a] http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?201515 AN Asian doctor practicing in the UK is more than twice as likely to be charged with unprofessional conduct—including sexual harassment of patients—than his British counterpart, a recent study commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC) has found. [b] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165861/Abortion-doctor-molested-pregnant-women-anaesthetic.html#ixzz0gIMvAYs5 Feb 22 2010 A doctor molested three young women as they were having abortions, a court heard yesterday. Dr Narendra Sharma assaulted the women as they were semi-conscious under anaesthetic, it was claimed. [c] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/8551574.stm 5 March 2010 A Hertfordshire GP accused of sexually assaulting female patients also "joked" that he would rape one woman, a court has heard. Dr Kanval Nagpal, 61, of Gladding Road, Cheshunt, was arrested after allegedly molesting a woman at his home. [d] Tuesday March 16, 2010 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/big-story/nri-doctor-charged-abuse-421 an Indian-origin doctor is on trial in the UK on the charge of routinely fondling the breasts of women patients while conducting examinations at a South Yorkshire medical centre. Dr Parag Bhatt, 44, denies seven offences of sexual assault at the Rosehill Medical Centre in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, where he worked from January last year [e] In October, an Indian-origin dentist, Dr Praminder Mankoo, was jailed for three years for groping his victims while giving head massages.