trial, Dr Qureshi blamed his actions on “cultural norms” in his native Pakistan and offered the nurse a “deep-hearted apology”.Prosecutors said the locum Senior House Officer had “ignored signs” the nurse did not welcome his behaviour, adding: “Given the length of time you’d been in the UK, you should have recognised [her] reluctance in light of your shared cultural understanding.”The presiding judge at Manchester Crown Court handed Dr Qureshi a year’s community order and told him to complete 20 days of rehab – his name will remain on the sex offenders register until 2021.The Medical Practioners Tribunal Service originally gave him a year’s ban from practising.
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