A Merseyside doctor has escaped with a suspended jail sentence after being convicted of two counts of sexual assault.
Maxman Tembo pleaded not guilty to the charges, saying he was a “committed Christian.”
But the married doctor, who is currently suspended from Everton Road Health Centre, was found guilty on both counts following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
Tembo, who previously worked in medical centres in Aintree and Newton-Le-Willows, was spared an immediate 15-month prison sentence in light of previous good behaviour, with the doctor, of Marigold Way, St Helens, instead given 12 months’ supervision, 150 hours of unpaid work and a four-month home curfew.
In a scathing closing statement, Judge Clement Goldstone said the 49-year-old had caused one of his victims, a woman with depression, “untold psychological damage”.
He added: “It seems to me you targeted both of them precisely because of their age.
“You had no thought whatsoever for their well-being. All you thought of was your own sexual gratification.
“Despite your denials, I’m quite sure you were attracted to those girls because of their young age.”
“It’s reasonable to assume I hope that this defendant will not be practising as a doctor again.”