Gynaecologist jailed in New York after sexually abusing more than 200 patients
A gynaecologist who sexually abused more than 200 patients has been jailed for 20 years.
Robert Hadden, 64, cried and said he was “sorry for all the pain” he had caused before he was handed his sentence by a judge in New York on Tuesday.
At least 245 women claimed they had been abused by Hadden during examinations spanning over two decades.
Judge Richard M Berman said the case was like none he’d seen before and involved “outrageous, horrific, beyond extraordinary, depraved sexual abuse”.
During the trial, nine victims testified, describing how they had been molested by Hadden at prominent hospitals in the US including Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Sexual assault victims embrace outside court in New York
The court heard how Hadden would fondle and probe vulnerable victims – many of whom were pregnant or had health problems – with gloveless fingers and sometimes orally.
Allegations of misconduct first surfaced in 2012, but some testimonies dated back to the late 1980s.
In 2014 Hadden was arrested after 19 individuals made accusations against him.
Two years later the Manhattan district attorney allowed Hadden to plead guilty to two low-level felonies and a misdemeanour, which stripped him of his medical licence, but spared him prison.
The case gained momentum again during the 2017 #MeToo movement, in which victims of sexual abuse and harassment publicised their stories.
A number of Hadden’s victims gathered at court for the sentencing, sharing their emotions with reporters.
“That was not an apology. He has shown zero remorse or empathy. I think he’s incapable,” Liz Hall said.
She said she hoped the sentencing would give other victims of sexual abuse courage to speak out.
Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday.
Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington DC, New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida – just miles away from where the US president has this weekend played golf.
The “Hands Off!” protests were against the Trump administration’s handling of government downsizing, human rights and the economy, among other issues.
In Washington DC, protesters streamed on the grass in front of the Washington Monument, where one person carried a banner which read: “Make democracy great again.”
Thousands gathered in Washington DC to rally against various Trump policies. Pic: AP
Pic: AP
Another protester took aim at Mr Trump‘s handling of Russia and Ukraine, with a placard that read: “Stop Putin’s puppets from destroying America.”
Tesla boss Mr Musk also featured on many signs due to his role in controversial government cuts as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Demonstrators in NYC. Pic: AP
People marching in Atlanta, Georgia. Pic: Reuters
A rally in Vermont. Pic: The Brattleboro Reformer via AP
Terry Klein, a retired biomedical scientist, said she drove to the rally to protest Mr Trump’s policies on “everything from immigration to the DOGE stuff to the tariffs this week, to education”.
“I mean, our whole country is under attack, all of our institutions, all the things that make America what it is,” she added.
A drone view of the protest at the Utah State Capitol building. Pic Reuters
A protester sports a Handmaid’s Tale costume. Pic: Reuters
Pic: Reuters
Some at the various protests carried Ukrainian flags, while others sported rainbow attire and waved rainbow flags in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Other protesters wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and carried “Free Palestine” signs.
Thousands marched in New York City’s midtown Manhattan and in Boston, Massachusetts, while hundreds gathered in the sunshine outside the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City, and in the rain outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.
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Mr Trump – who shook financial markets with his tariffs announcement this week – spent the day in Florida, playing a round of golf before returning to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
People protest in Manhattan. Pic: Reuters
Activists in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pic: AP
Some four miles from Mar-a-Lago, more than 400 people gathered – and drivers honked their horns in support of protesters who held up signs including one which read: “Markets tank, Trump golfs.”
The White House has said Mr Trump plans to go golfing again on Sunday.
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