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A former Australian gynecologist was remanded in custody to November 5 on charges that he sexually assaulted several patients and mutilated the genitals of at least one of them during surgery.
Graeme Reeves, 58, was arrested in Sydney following an investigation into 113 allegations of misconduct involving at least 10 patients between 2001 and 2003.
Reeves was charged with nine counts of aggravated sexual assault, six counts of indecent assault, one count of female genital mutilation and one count of maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.