Doctor to appeal against sex assault conviction

Disgraced psychiatrist Michael Haslam, jailed for raping one of his patients and indecently assaulting two others, has been given leave to appeal against his conviction. The 69 year old, from Easingwold, was given seven years for attacking his patients, at the Clifton Hospital near York. He was also placed on the sex offenders' register. The judge at the Court of Appeal said his case should be heard as soon as possible in light of Haslam's age.