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Paedophile doctor jailed for 22 years

A doctor who abused young boys in his care when he worked at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge has been jailed for 22 years

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Paedophile doctor returns to court to hear sentence

A van carrying a children's doctor from Suffolk who sexually abused boys in his care has arrived at Cambridge Crown Court.

The van carrying Myles Bradbury arrives at Cambridge Crown Court Credit: ITV News Anglia

Cancer specialist Myles Bradbury was remanded in custody on Friday and warned by Judge Gareth Hawkesworth that he faces a substantial prison sentence.

The court has heard how he carried out examinations on children "purely for his own sexual gratification" and with no medical justification.

His 18 victims, aged between 10 and 16, included children with haemophilia, leukaemia and other serious illnesses.

The van carrying Myles Bradbury arrives at Cambridge Crown Court Credit: ITV News Anglia

The married 41-year-old father-of-one, who worked at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and lived in Herringswell, Suffolk, has pleaded guilty to a string of offences including sexual assault, voyeurism and possessing more than 16,000 indecent images.

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