Blackpool hospital consultant jailed for sexual assault
Dr Amal Bose was jailed yesterday
A senior hospital consultant convicted of abusing his position to sexually assault female members of staff has today been jailed.
During the course of his trial earlier this year the jury heard Dr Amal Bose was the root cause of a toxic and sexualised culture at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
His behaviours including touching women inappropriately and making sexualised comments.
Despite claiming his actions were ‘only flirting’ and ‘banter’ Bose was found guilty by a jury after a trial in June.
He was convicted of 12 counts of sexual assault relating to five female members of staff at the hospital between 2017 and 2022. He was cleared of two other counts.
Bose, who's 55, of Main Road, Thurnham, Lancaster appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday and was sentenced to six years in prison.
In personal statements read to the judge the victims said Bose’s behaviour had left them feeling unsafe at work and less trusting of male colleagues.
Some changed work patterns to avoid him, called in sick or were even forced to leave the profession.
They said they suffered anxiety, panic attacks and loss of confidence.
One said Bose had not only violated her body but had violated the trust and respect that should exist in any professional workplace.
Temporary DCI Kirsty Wyatt, of Lancashire Police, said: “Everyone should feel able to go to work and feel safe, confident and secure but Mr Bose has undermined that by abusing his position of power to sexually assault these female members of staff and by doing so has caused enormous damage.
“I would like to thank the victims for having the courage to come forward and speak about what happened to them – that cannot have been easy.
“While he may have considered his behaviour as merely flirting Mr Bose’s actions have clearly had a deep and lasting impact on his victims and in some cases has caused them to abandon the profession they loved.
“I would like to thank the jury for their careful consideration of the facts of this case and the Crown Prosecution Service for their presentation of the evidence.
“Finally, I hope that the guilty verdicts in this case give others who may have suffered similar ordeals the confidence to report it to us safe in the knowledge we will investigate professionally and sensitively.”