Doctor charged with sex assault

Rashid Sandhu, 29, has been suspended from duties

A doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a Norfolk hospital.

Rashid Sandhu, 29, a doctor at the James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston, also faces 17 charges of making indecent photographs of a child.

He will appear at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on 10 September and has been suspended from duties.

The hospital issued a contact number for anyone concerned about the matter. It is 01493 453240.

Adrian Pennington, chief executive of the hospital, said: "As soon as the police contacted the trust with serious allegations, a full investigation was launched.

"The doctor was immediately excluded from duty at the hospital and the trust continues to work closely with the police."