An 81-year-old doctor has been ordered to undergo counselling for allegedly trying to kiss a young mother who sought treatment for a sore throat.
Dr Derrick Perera was also accused of touching the patient's breast at his Hinchinbrook surgery in 2006. He has repeatedly denied trying to kiss the then 22-year-old patient.
He said because of his age he was not interested in her sexually and he would not have tried to kiss her while she had a viral infection.
But the NSW Medical Tribunal last week found in favour of the patient, who cannot be named, and has ordered Dr Perera into counselling for the next 12 months.
In its decision, the tribunal accepted the woman's evidence that Dr Perera put his cheek against hers.
"As he started rolling his face in, I felt his tongue against my lips on the outside of my lips," the patient told the tribunal.
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