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Robert Hadden

Robert Hadden is a former gynecologist who was found liable for sexually assaulting hundreds of female patients at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital between the late 1980s and 2012. Accusations surfaced in 2012, leading to a 2016 conviction where he avoided jail time. However, continued accusations resulted in a twenty-year prison sentence on July 25, 2023.


July 2023: Hadden Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

In July 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced Hadden to 20 years in prison for inducing four women to travel across state lines for unlawful sexual contact in his office.

July 25, 2023: Hadden Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison

On July 25, 2023, Hadden was sentenced to twenty years in prison following accusations of sexual assault.

September 2023: Investigation of Hadden's crimes Published

In September 2023, ProPublica and New York Magazine published an investigation of Hadden's crimes. At the same time, Wondery released a podcast entitled "Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University."