SAO PAULO - A Brazilian reproductive medicine specialist was sentenced to 278 years in prison for sexually abusing 39 of his patients, local media reported Tuesday.
Roger Abdelmassih, a well-known Sao Paulo fertility doctor, was accused of 56 cases of sexual abuse of patients in his private clinic.
He was convicted of abusing patients both during exams and sometimes when they were in recovery rooms.
His lawyer, Jose Luis Olivera Lima, said that he respected the ruling but thought the judge was too hard on his client.
Despite the long sentence, the maximum Abdelmassih can be imprisoned under Brazilian law is 30 years
Source: Asiaone
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