Columbia University to Set Up Fund for Victims of Doctor Convicted of Sex Crimes, Notify 6,500 Patients

Published on November 14, 2023

NEW YORK—Columbia University and a university-affiliated hospital announced Monday they will notify 6,500 former patients of disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden of federal sex crimes that he was convicted of earlier this year. Under the plan announced by Columbia and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, patients who were abused by Dr. Hadden over his decades-long career will be given the opportunity to apply for compensation from a $100 million settlement fund. Victims can also sue under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, but the one-year window to file lawsuits closes after Nov. 23. Dr. Hadden was convicted in January of four counts of enticing victims to cross state lines so he could sexually abuse them. He was sentenced in July to 20 years in prison....

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