Queensland

Gold Coast surgeon avoids jail after telling breast implant patient he wanted to 'f--- now'

A Gold Coast cosmetic surgeon's "breach of trust" by sexually assaulting a patient during a consultation has been condemned by a judge.

Ces Colagrande, 48, was found guilty at Southport District Court on Monday on a single count of sexual assault.

A jury determined Colagrande had assaulted a 24-year-old woman during the visit to his Southport clinic in May 2015.

The surgeon hugged the woman, grabbing and slapping her buttocks, before whispering to her he wanted to "f--- and f--- now".

Colagrande then pressed his crotch into the woman's groin despite her telling the surgeon to stop before the woman left the clinic.

Giving Colagrande a nine-month prison sentence - wholly suspended for 18 months - Judge David Kent QC said Colagrande's assault, while brief and unplanned, was a serious breach of the trust a patient places in a medical professional.

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"She was your patient ... and in circumstances where she should have been safe," Judge Kent told the court.

"I do regard it as a serious offence and a serious breach of trust."

Colagrande's lawyer, Peter Davis QC, had suggested to the court during his closing submission on Friday that the woman, a stripper and nude model, had a "golden opportunity to lie if she wants to".

Mr Davis said the woman had fabricated the complaint after being denied a refund or free surgery for her dissatisfaction following breast enhancement surgery Colagrande performed on her in 2014.

The court heard the woman was determined to acquire "porn star tits" and was unhappy with the size of implants used by Colagrande.

Prosecutor Melissa Wilson disagreed with Mr Davis' claims and told the court Colagrande had committed "uninvited sexual abuse against his patient".

She added Colagrande had shown no remorse and said the age disparity between the pair should be another factor to be considered in sentencing.

The fate of Colagrande's medical practice is unknown, but Mr Davis told the court his conviction would have an "enormous, fairly substantial impact on that".

AAP