A shamed Lanarkshire doctor convicted of sex crimes against 47 female patients has been jailed for 12 years.
Vile Krishna Singh, of Airdrie, was described as "hiding in plain sight" as he abused his position to prey on his many victims over 35 years.
The 72-year-old's targets included a rape victim, teenage children and pregnant women.
They were subjected to kissing, groping, inappropriate examinations and sleazy comments during appointments.
Singh's crimes were uncovered during the huge Operation Rule police probe after one woman bravely reported him to the authorities in 2018.
The disgraced pensioner was today sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow.
Judge Lord Armstrong told Singh that his sexual abuse was "calculated and manipulative" against 47 women.
He added: "You perpetrated these crimes against these patients over a period of 34 years.
"I consider it a grave aggravation that when you committed the crimes it was a breach of trust.
"You abused this position to carry out unnecessary physical examinations of a sexual nature including examinations without a chaperone and in circumstances where there were no clinical justifications for your actions.
"You undermined the standing of the medical profession and eroded the trust of female patients.
"You have not expressed regret as you don't accept actual responsibility for the criminal offending you now stand convicted [of].
"Society is abhorrent to such conduct and the court must reflect that, as it is important people who commit these crimes in the way you did know they will be brought to justice."
Singh had been found guilty of 54 charges - including multiple sexual and indecent assaults - in April following a two-month trial.
The offences mainly occurred at medical practices in North Lanarkshire, but also at a hospital accident and emergency department, a police station as well as during visits to patients' homes.
The charges spanned between February 1983 and May 2018.
Singh was even awarded an MBE for medical services during that time, although he could be set to be stripped of the honour.
He insisted the patients were wrong - and that some of the examinations were what he had been taught during medical training in India.
Singh was found not proven on nine others charges and not guilty on a further two.
After imposing Singh's jail sentence, Lord Armstrong also informed the ex doctor he was being put on the sex offenders' register for an indefinite period.
Singh had been seen as a trusted pillar of the local community treating generations of families since becoming a GP in the area in the early 1980s.
It led to him also being employed as a police casualty surgeon, which included examining victims of sexual violence.
But, he soon gained a notoriety among female patients for how he behaved.
Many became so uncomfortable going to see him that they insisted a friend or relative joined them at appointments.
In her speech to jurors, prosecutor Angela Gray said: "The Crown case is that Dr Singh was in a routine of offending against women.
"Sometimes subtle or camouflaged, other times obvious and flagrant.
"Sexual offending was part of his working life. Access to women as when the situation arose and taking the chances when he could.
"A quick feel, a look in an intimate area, an indecent comment.
"This was his way of working, Hiding in plain sight."
Woman after woman came into the witness box to recount how they had suffered at Singh's creepy hands.
Among those was a 50 year-old hospital worker who was examined by Singh at Motherwell police station in March 2008 after she reported being raped.
The woman was left shocked after the GP quizzed her on whether sex was consensual.
She told jurors: "He asked me if I had been wearing a skirt and I said I was wearing a jeans and t-shirt.
"He asked how low my top was and if my cleavage was showing.
"He was asking if I was being provocative...he said 'so, you are not a good time girl'."
Responding to Singh's sentencing today, Detective Inspector Stephen Morris, of the Specialist Crime Division, said: "Krishna Singh is now facing the consequences of his appalling and predatory behaviour.
"Singh was a doctor, and in a position of trust, at the time he carried out this sexual abuse.
"The victims have shown great courage in coming forward with vital information, making sure he was held accountable for his actions, and ultimately convicted.
"I hope this sentence provides a sense of closure for them and sends a clear message that all reports of sexual abuse, regardless of the passage of time, will be thoroughly investigated by Police Scotland and victims will be supported throughout."
Should you wish to report a sexual crime to Police Scotland, you can contacting officers on 101, or by making an anonymous report to Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111.
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