Robert Hadden, 64, was convicted after less than a day of deliberations at a two-week trial in which nine former patients described how he abused them sexually during examinations
Robert Hadden, a gynecologist who molested patients during a decades long career, was convicted of federal sex trafficking charges Tuesday, after nine former patients told a New York jury how the doctor they once trusted attacked them sexually when they were most vulnerable.
Hadden, who is subject to electronic monitoring and was free on $1 million bail, declined to comment as he left the courthouse.He may not be free for long. Judge Richard M. Berman declined a request by a prosecutor and 10 victims that Hadden be immediately jailed, but set a hearing next week to further consider the matter. Sentencing was set for April 25.
“People are mystified,” Berman said in court, citing the success Hadden has had at avoiding prison. “There is a feeling that somehow or another he skirts the process.” After the verdict, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane Kim argued that Hadden should be immediately jailed as a risk to flee and a danger to the community.
Another woman said she went to see him when she was 21 years old. She said he groomed her for abuse by telling her he would provide free birth control and would serve as her dermatologist, insisting that she be completely naked for full-body checks at every appointment. Hadden’s lawyer, Deirdre Von Dornum, said he wouldn’t flee and had a perfect record while on bail. She said he was not a danger to the community either.
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