'My sex offender physio should have been stopped'

A woman who was sexually assaulted by her physiotherapist has said he should have been stopped from practising earlier to prevent him abusing more patients.

Sarah Johnson, 42, from Meopham in Kent, who has waived her right to anonymity, is calling for immediate suspension of practitioners under investigation for alleged sexual offences.

In June 2024, Purnoor Bawa, from Gravesend, was jailed for six years for touching six women inappropriately during treatment sessions between 2013 and 2019.

The governing body, the Health and Care Professions Council, said it had processes in place to restrict or suspend a registrant's practice ahead of a full hearing, to help protect the public.