A DOCTOR from Ilford has been sentenced to nine months community service after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two of his patients.

Dr Rajinder Aggarwal smacked the women on the bottom, as well as harassing them with questions about their sex lives.

Judge Mitchell, overseeing the case at Basildon Crown Court, also ordered Aggarwal to pay £3,000 in costs.

In total, he was given a nine-month community order, including 80 hours of unpaid work.

Aggarwal, 54, is currently suspended from practising medicine by the General Medical Council, with Judge Mitchell said it was "likely" he would be struck off completely.

However, he was found not guilty of two further sexual assault charges.