Doctor guilty of indecent assault

A doctor has been found guilty of indecently assaulting two female patients at his surgery in West Yorkshire.

Ian Cowie, 50, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault but cleared of a further two by a jury at Leeds Crown Court.

They are yet to reach a verdict on a fifth and final charge.

Cowie, of High Street, Hanging Heaton, has denied all five charges relating to incidents at his surgeries in Batley and Chickenley.

The court was told the doctor rubbed a student's breasts "in a caressing manner" after she complained of stomach pains.

She felt "humiliated, disgusted and violated", the jury heard.

Another patient complained that Cowie unexpectedly exposed her breasts while examining her.

The court was told the doctor had a long-standing drink problem.

The jury will deliver their verdict on the fifth charge on Monday.