Urologist
Paduch Remains Detained for Sex
Abuse As Victim Statements Read in
Court
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTROOM
EXCLUSIVE, May 24 – Urologist
Darius Paduch
was arrested
and arraigned
on April 11,
2023. Inner
City Press was
there.
U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York
Magistrate
Judge Sarah L.
Cave held
Paduch's
arraignment.
Though Paduch
had filled out
the affidavit
to get a
publicly paid
lawyer, the
CJA on duty
David Stern
said he was
for now only
representing
him for the
presentment,
and possibly
to put
together
co-signers for
a bail
package. He
consented to
detention.
Paduch
was in a t-shirt,
with left arm
tattoos and boots
untied, now
without laces.
Stern said
there are many
medical
issues.
The bail
application,
Stern said,
may be Monday.
Judge Cave
notes that she
will no longer
be presiding
in the Mag
Court then.
But Inner City
Press will be
there.
More
including analysis
on Substack here
The
prosecutors
said:
From at least
in or about
2015 through
at least in or
about 2019,
PADUCH, while
working as a
urologist,
enticed and
induced
multiple
victims to
travel to his
medical
offices at
Medical
Institution-1,
so PADUCH
could, among
other things,
sexually abuse
the
victims.
In or about
2019, PADUCH
began
practicing at
a different
hospital
located in
Long Island,
New York
(“Medical
Institution-2”),
where he
continued to
sexually abuse
patients."
On April 19
Paduch's
counsel submitted
a letter to
Magistrate
Judge Jennifer
E. Willis
for release on
bail, attaching
his TIAA
retirement ($1,500,000)
Citibank home
equity
($400,000) and
name of his
life partner
and proposed
co-signer,
Robert
Lischer. "The
couple is also
parenting a
nine year old
son they
adopted
together in
2020."
Another
proposed
co-signer: Jordan
Roosma; "he
met Dr. Paduch
as a patient
at 13 years
old." Also, Paduch's
cousin
Jadwiga
Wojcik,
employed at
Greene, Tweed
& Company.
But he
was denied:
"Minute Entry
for
proceedings
held before
Magistrate
Judge Jennifer
E Willis:
Detention
Hearing as to
Darius A
Paduch held on
4/20/2023.
Defendant
present with
CJA counsel
Robert
Soloway. AUSA
Marguerite
Colson present
for the
Government.
BAIL
DISPOSITION:
DETENTION;
RISK OF
FLIGHT/DANGER.
*COMMENTS: As
explained more
fully in the
transcript,
Dr. Paduch was
detained on
dangerousness
only. The
robust package
he proposed
tying up a
significant
portion of his
assets and
co-signs by
husband,
cousin and
former patient
allayed
concerns about
about flight.
However, the
nature and
circumstances
of the charge
and the weight
of the
evidence
create
significant
concern about
the safety of
the community.
Dr. Paduch is
alleged to
have sexually
assaulted over
ten alleged
victims, many
who were under
18 and is
alleged to
have used
phone and
internet to
arrange to
meet some of
these alleged
victims at
locations
other than his
office."
On May
9, Paduch's
counsel wrote
to Judge
Ronnie Abrams
asked to push
a May 10
conference to
May 24 to also
address "the
bail motion to
be filed."
On May
16, Paduch's
counsel filed the
motion,
stating that Paduch "has
a loving
husband,
Robert
Lischer, and a
son, William.
He currently resides
in North Bergen, New
Jersey... a very
different
defendant than
Jeffrey Epstein."
On May
24, the bail
hearing. Inner
City Press was
there, thread
here:
OK- now
at bail
hearing on
detained
urologist
Darius Paduch,
charged with
sexual abuse
Defense:
This case is
going to
involve names
of and info
about minors
that he can't
have in the
MDC.
[Paduch has
three retained
lawyers here]
Judge: How can
he review this
discovery in
the MDC? AUSA:
On computer in
a designated
area. Or an
inmate
specific
laptop
Defense:
We don't know
much about the
victims. This
could be
consensual.
Judge: The
brief has him
texting to ask
for photos
-
Defense:
But are they
minors?
Defense:
My client
traveled to
China and
Qatar - they
are not very
helpful to gay
men like him
who have
adopted a
child.
Defense:
If he screws
up, he goes
back in.
Judge: You say
that like it's
minor. But if
he screws up,
most likely he
hurts a minor.
Defense: Let's
call it a
possibility of
a
transgression.
You want a
waiver of
extradition
from Poland?
No problem.
After a
break, as AUSA
describes
Paduch's
sticky abuses,
Paduch sitting
between his
lawyers shakes
his head. AUSA
reads victims'
letter,
describing
what Paduch
did to them,
sans gloves.
Now
Paduch's
lawyer asks to
strike the
victims'
statements.
Judge:
I don't think
I need to rely
on them. I am
denying
release - as
danger AND
risk of
flight.
Inner
City Press
will be
staying on the
case(s).
The case is US
v. Paduch,
23-cr-181
(Abrams /
Cave)
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