New York, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - Victims of 'predator' US doctor reach $750-mn settlement

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2025-05-07

Columbia University and a New York hospital have reached a $750-million settlement with hundreds of women sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist, a lawyer for the victims said Tuesday. Robert Hadden, described by prosecutors as a "predator in a white coat," is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted last year of sexual abuse. Hadden was accused of abusing scores of women between the early 1990s and 2012, including Evelyn Yang......

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