Doctor infected up to 50 women with hepatitis C

AN Australian doctor was charged with endangering his patients’ lives after police said he infected nearly 50 women with hepatitis C at an abortion clinic.

James Peters, 61, who worked as an anaesthesiologist at the Melbourne clinic, was charged with 54 counts of conduct endangering life, negligently causing serious injury and recklessly causing serious injury. The most serious charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Peters was released on 250,000 Australian dollars (€188,000) bail when he appeared briefly at Melbourne Magistrates Court.