A Final Wave of Sex-Abuse Lawsuits as One-Year Window Closes in New York
Since the Adult Survivors Act was passed, more than 3,000 civil suits have been filed, some aimed at politicians and others at institutions including hospitals and jails.
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Since the Adult Survivors Act was passed, more than 3,000 civil suits have been filed, some aimed at politicians and others at institutions including hospitals and jails.
A urologist -- who is accused of sexually assaulting patients -- performed unnecessary surgical procedures without anesthesia so he could "inflict pain," a suit claims.
Dr. Darius Paduch allegedly sodomized patients, forced them to undergo surgery without anesthesia, and deliberately got them hooked on opioids.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/TwitterA disgraced New York City urologist accused of sexually assaulting male patients, including boys, under the guise of medical treatment was hit with a lawsuit Thursday that identified more than 50 new victims who say they were raped, forced to undergo surgery without anesthesia, and deliberately fed addictive opioids.Dr. Darius Paduch, who worked at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Northwell Health, was indicted in
Authorities said the sexual abuse occurred at one Manhattan hospital from at least 2015 through 2019, and afterward at a second institution on Long Island.