Two New York hospitals agreed to pay more than $165 million (about €170 million) to 147 former patients who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York-Presbyterian announced the agreement reached this Friday.
Last year, the two hospitals had already reached an agreement to set up a compensation fund of 71 million dollars (about 73 million euros) with 79 ex-patients.
The doctor, Robert Hadden, has surrendered his medical license after being convicted of sex crimes charges in 2016.
Currently, the gynecologist is awaiting trial on separate charges of sexually abusing dozens of young patients for more than two decades.
Robert Hadden, a resident of Englewood, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to six charges of forcing others to travel for illegal sex.
Prosecutors described Hadden as a “white-furred predator,” accusing him of marking young, innocent victims, including a baby girl he had helped give birth.
In a statement Friday, Columbia University Irving Medical Center said it “deeply regrets the pain Robert Hadden’s patients have suffered.”
“We hope these resolutions provide some support to the women he has hurt. Anyone who has spoken out publicly deserves credit,” he added.
Source: DN
