Doctor filmed himself groping 300 women using secret camera hidden in a watch

A family doctor secretly filmed the intimate  examination of hundreds of women patients using a camera hidden in his  wristwatch.

GP Davinderjit Bains, 45, recorded hours of  footage with the £60 spy device as he carried out ‘unnecessary and  inappropriate’ inspections.

The abuse continued for two years until his  19-year-old lodger told police he had filmed her showering and assaulted  her.

Predator: Dr Davinderjit Bains, left, used his ‘spy  watch’ right to film himself sexually abusing female patients at his surgery for  more than two years before he was caught

When Bains was arrested at his surgery in  Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, officers discovered 361 video  clips filmed on  the wristwatch – some as long as 45 minutes.

Around 3,000 potential victims were contacted  but the exact number is thought to be ‘close to 300′ – aged between 14 and  51.

Bains appeared at Swindon  Crown Court where  he admitted 39 counts of sexual assault and voyeurism  and asked for a further  65 offences to be taken into consideration.

He was remanded in custody to be sentenced  later.

Detective Inspector Mark Garrett  described  the doctor as a ‘sexual predator’, adding: ‘A large number of  female patients,  including teenage girls, put their trust in this man to treat them with the  professionalism, care and discretion that we all  expect of our family  doctor.

‘But today he stands exposed as someone who  has utterly betrayed that trust for his own sexual gratification.

Bains’s analogue timepiece – a Tieex  4GB  Waterproof HD Spy Watch DVR – has simple on and off buttons to  record and can  be bought online for less than £60.

Hidden in the number six was a tiny  high-definition camera, which he used to record examinations between  2010 and  2012 that police said were ‘for his own gratification’ and  ‘could not be  justified as an examination’.

Detectives tracked down the victims by matching their faces on the film with patient records. Det Insp Garrett added:  ‘They couldn’t believe their GP had betrayed their trust in such a  way.

‘Others were outraged and concerned  that the  footage could have been shared but I can categorically say we  found no evidence  to show that it had been.’

Bains was investigated  after his student  lodger said she was secretly filmed in the shower and  assaulted after he had  given her alcohol along with two pills ‘for her  acne’.

The GP, who is separated from his  wife, was  suspended by the General Medical Council following his arrest  last year.  Tinkers Lane Surgery, where he worked for four years, said  the case had been  ‘shocking and distressing’.

A spokesman for NHS Wiltshire said Bains had  shown ‘reprehensible’ abuse of his position.

In a statement, the  local primary care trust said: ‘We are  appalled at the crimes to which Dr  Bains has today pleaded  guilty.

‘It is clear that he violated the trust and  dignity of those who looked to him for professional care and  support.

‘Such cynical abuse of his position, and the  way he concealed these serious offences, is reprehensible.

‘We want to reassure all patients and the  local community that NHS  Wiltshire has worked closely with the practice and  Wiltshire Police  since becoming aware of these serious and shocking  incidents.

‘We have also conducted our own investigation  to see what, if any, lessons  can be learned from this and we are determined to  ensure that any  safeguards are shared with the wider NHS to further protect all  patients in future.

‘All  appropriate and relevant steps have  been taken to ensure the processes  followed at the practice are now robust and  safe as possible for their  patients.’