A former Columbia University gynecologist accused of sexual assault is expected to be sentenced
Robert Hadden was convicted in January of four counts of enticing and inducing individuals to travel interstate to engage in illegal sexual activity – each of which carries a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York previously said.The allegations against Hadden first became widely publicized after an exclusive interview by CNN’s Dana Bash with Evelyn Yang and a series of reports by CNN’s investigative unit.
In the wake of that reporting, dozens of women came forward saying they too had been assaulted by Hadden.“For years, he cruelly lured women who sought professional medical care to his offices in order to gratify himself,” Williams said in a statement. “Hadden’s victims trusted him as a physician, only to instead become victims of his heinous predilection.
Several of Hadden’s victims gave emotional statements about his abuse immediately after his conviction.But prosecutors later filed a “streamlined” indictment charging him with four counts of enticing and inducing individuals to travel to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to Nicholas Biase, spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Hadden previously faced state charges brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, but secured a controversial plea deal in 2016 that saw him surrender his medical license and plead guilty to a criminal sex act in the third degree and forcible touching. He avoided prison time as a result of the deal.CNN’s Laura Ly contributed to this report.
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