Decades after patients first warned Columbia University that one of its doctors sexually abused them, the school is acknowledging a culture of silence that allowed the abuse to continue and some school administrators are finally facing consequences.
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Report Confirms Columbia Ignored Decades of Doctor’s Sexual Abuse
Columbia commissioned the report after ProPublica’s investigation into how the university protected former OB-GYN Robert Hadden. The school also announced the resignation of two top doctors who were involved in allowing Hadden to continue practicing.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
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in reply to ProPublica • • •Columbia's report was prompted by a 2023 ProPublica investigation that revealed how the university protected a predator who abused more than 1,000 patients during his nearly 25-year career.
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How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator for More Than 20 Years
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