Sao Paulo, Brazil

A Brazilian fertility doctor who went on the run in 2011 after being sentenced to 278 years in jail for sexually assaulting his patients was captured in neighbouring country Paraguay on Tuesday, 19 August 2014, police said.

Dr Roger ABDELMASSIH, whose clients included football legend Pele, was arrested in 2009 over allegations he raped or sexually abused dozens of female patients, sometimes while they were under anaesthetic.

Convicted in 2010, he fled while awaiting an appeal.  ABDELMASSIH, whose medical licence has been revoked, will be deported to Brazil.