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Indian doctor gets life over porn
Dr L Prakash
The doctor is also accused of luring people to his home for sex
An Indian doctor has been sentenced to life in jail for secretly filming his patients while they were naked and placing the footage on the internet.

The court in the city of Chennai (Madras) heard orthopaedic doctor L Prakash had placed nude footage of his women patients on paid websites.

He was also charged with having lured people to his property for sex.

Another three people, two of them medical staff, were sentenced to seven years each for their involvement.

They were found guilty of criminal intimidation and kidnapping or abduction for sex.





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