‘I’m not gung-ho,’ says accused doctor

A heart specialist who allegedly relied upon the naivety and trust of three patients to sexually assault them has told a court he is not a ‘gung-ho doctor’. Dr Sumit Basu, 59, is accused of touching three women ‘under the guise of medical examinations’ over a period of eight years between 2006 and 2014 at the Lewisham Hospital. It is claimed that he abused his position of trust and sexually assaulted two of the women with his fingers and asked…