Veteran Peel GP charged with further child sex offences

Dr Doug McCarthy and then WA Governor Kim Beazley at the WA Rural Health Awards.

A former GP in the South West and Peel region has been slapped with further child sex offences.

On Thursday, police charged 60-year-old Douglas McCarthy with 38 additional offences against a further four alleged victims.

It's alleged the offences happened between June 2019 and September 2022 in the Busselton, Donnybrook, Halls Head and Wannanup areas.

Police say he was working as a GP in the South West at the time but the offences did not occur while he was in the role.

In September, Mr McCarthy was charged with 19 child sex offences against two 15-year-old girls.

He was released on bail under strict conditions but is now back behind bars following Thursday's additional charges.

They include 18 counts of sexually penetrating a child over 13 and under 16, 10 counts of indecently dealing with a child over 13 and under 16 and three counts of indecently recording a child over 13 and under 16.

Mr McCarthy will appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today.

If you are or have been a victim of sexual abuse, or if you have information about someone being abused, please contact police on 131 444

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