Stephen Cox, 65, to be sentenced on Monday for 12 offences between 1988 and 1997

A retired GP has been found guilty of indecently assaulting female patients on the pretext of carrying out routine procedures.

Stephen Cox, 65, denied 16 charges of indecent assault against seven women while practising in Bracknell, Berkshire, between 1988 and 1997. He was found guilty of 12 of those counts on Friday at Reading crown court after a four-week trial, Thames Valley police said. He will be sentenced on Monday.