| Abusive Doctor Hadden Remanded to
Jail After Conviction and Victims Speak at
SDNY Hearing
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Video Photo
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 1– Columbia University
doctor Robert A. Hadden was
hit on September 9, 2020 with
a Federal indictment charging
that "sexually abused dozens
of female patients, including
multiple minors, under the
guise of conducting purported
gynecological and obstetric
examinations."
The case was
assigned to U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Richard M. Berman, who handled
the case of Jeffrey Epstein
until he died in the
Metropolitan Correctional
Center. Epstein
came up during the bail
argument, which Hadden won.
Inner City Press live tweeted
it.
On January 23,
2023, just after Hadden was
found guilty, there was an
argument about whether to
immediately remand him to
prison. Victims said yes, the
US argued for it; Federal
Defenders said no. Judge
Berman set a hearing for
February 1 and allowed Hadden
to leave, telling him to come
up with a Plan B. Video of
exit here.
Inner City Press live tweeted
here.
On February 1,
victims spoke and then Hadden
was remanded, with immediate
effect. Inner City Press live
tweeted it, thread here:
OK - now bail
hearing on sex abusing doctor
Hadden. He's been convicted
and his victims want him to
(finally) to go jail, pending
sentencing.
Hadden's Federal
Defender: He's done a lot of
work on himself, with
journaling... They offered him
a deal & he took it. He
stopped practicing as a
doctor. His therapist calls
him home-bound, even before
the state guilty plea. He is
publicly shamed in a way few
are
Hadden's
Federal Defender: He was on
every TV broadcast. Shame does
have a deterrent effect.
OK, they found suspicious data
on his wife's laptop. There
was a capacity to mirror, a
virtual drive like every
Windows operating system. Also
searches for porn...
Hadden's Federal
Defender: It's like having a
corner of a piece of paper
that says Lolita on
it... I think we have
met our burden. Judge Richard
M. Berman: On restorative
justice it's way too early in
the scheme of things.
FD: It could begin with a
victim letter
Assistant US
Attorney: He has been found
guilty. He has no expectation
of bail. 43 victims have
asked the court for remand.
Nine wish to be heard in
person today. Defendant
claims they do not matter, as
to remand.
AUSA: After he
was arrested, he was allowed
to return to work - and
assaulted Victim 53. Now on
his laptops - we found that
the wife's laptop was on the
Dark Web. Federal Defender: We
haven't been shown this. We
need time - Judge: There was
litigation on this.
Turning to
the victim (one of whom said
that's the wrong word) Victim:
There was that moment when I
asked to be tested for STDs
and he asked, Why, you are in
a committed relationship, no
one would cheat on a beautiful
woman like yourself. He was
grooming me....
Victim
con't: He started talking to
me about sexual positions I
might enjoy. And then during
the physical exam, it
happened. I felt him - you!
Robert Hadden! - sliding his
fingers forcibly into me under
the guise of feeling my
ovaries
Next victim: He
walked out free as a bird last
week. When I think of the way
he took advantage of his
victims, I see that bail is
not enough. He is a danger.
AUSA: The next victim prefers
not to testify under her true
name. "I spent Thanksgiving in
NJ at 14..
"Can you
imagine getting arrested at
work, for conduct at work, and
coming back and doing it
again? It takes balls. He is
psychotic. This is a person
who has shown that he does not
stop committing crimes just
because people are aware. He
will access porno
Now a victim
named in the docket: Marissa
Hoechstetter She: This is a
masterclass in gaslighting.
I've gone back to look at my
testimony. I've spoken to the
governor, trying to explain
what happened to us at Hadden
hand and *under Columbia's
watch.* He's convicted
Hoechstetter:
This person cut me open and
delivered my children, and
abused me. The swiftness of
the jury's verdict is
meaningful. I've witnessed him
in two different court - the
state plea, and this Federal
verdict. He cannot continue to
get special treatment
Hoechstetter: He
should have thought about his
family before committing these
crimes. He did - he used their
photos as props in his office,
to groom us. His daughter has
disowned him. Those here need
something from him. Detain him
without further delay
Next is Dayna
Solomon. Solomon: I was his
patient for a decade. He was
in my body for his sexual
pleasure. I asked why he did
it. He said, To make sure
there is no milk coming out. I
was made to feel like an
idiot, that I was the one who
was wrong.
Solomon: I let
him in on some pretty personal
things about my sex life, I
had medical reasons. I feel so
naive - I offered this
to a sexual predator. He was
raising his eyebrows like he
was listening to porn. Next
time he'd ask, How's it going?
It was disgusting
Solomon:
He's a con man. There is no
acceptance of responsibility.
My daughter got a four page
letter how and why she needs
special services - and he gets
a one page letter from a
supposed therapist? There's
nothing there. His commitment
to his family is a joke
AUSA: The last
victim is Robyn Lavender.
Lavender: Columbia University
and the legal system failed us
numerous times. He should have
been prosecuted in 2012.
Columbia should never have let
him come back to work. And he
should have served jail time
after his plea
Lavender: I
had 50 appointments with him.
My doctor abused me for his
own sexual desire.
Please don't allow him to
continue living in the comfort
of his own home for one more
day, or to take his own life.
Don't let him inflict
unspeakable harm on his family
[Judge Berman is
jotting things down.] Judge:
Here is my ruling. It is a
short version and it goes as
follows: There is a
significant difference in the
law pre and post conviction.
Two, once convicted, there is
a presumption of mandatory
remand.
Judge Berman:
Three, the defense has the
burden. Four, the written
decision I will publish
tomorrow morning will expand
on this. I find that the
defendant has not met his
burden on flight risk or
dangerous. He is remanded
immediately Hadden's Federal
Defender: Your honor, may we
seek a stay -- Judge Berman:
I'm done. And you're
done. story soon
Back on
July 14, 2021 Judge Berman
docketed a letter the US had
filed, with a full paragraph
redacted, that it will seek a
superseding indictment on
another count of enticement,
regarding an adult Victim-6.
Letter on Inner City Press'
DocumentCloud here.
On August
2, 2021 Hadden's publicly
funded (for now) counsel filed
a series of motions, with
redactions, citing Evelyn Yang
and request dismissal of the
case. It mentioned Evelyn
Yang's interview then redacts
a two line sentence. Then,
"Andrew Yang public a
statement, this media
attention led to outrage
regarding the 'lenient'
sentence Mr. Hadden had
received in the DANY
Prosecution." Yes.
On December 15,
2021, Judge Berman held a
proceeding and Inner City
Press live tweeted it here
(podcast here)
Jump cut forward
a year to December 14, 2022,
the pre-trial conference
before the January 4, 2023
(one day?) jury selection -
Inner City Press was in the
courtroom, threadette:
Hadden's lawyer
says they commit that in front
of the jury they will not
question the motives of the
prosecution.
Hadden plans to
call a Dr Berg as his OB-GYN
expert. Jury will not get the
"speaking" portion of the
indictment.
Asst US Attorney:
We may want some victim to
testify not under their full
names [like in US v Ghislaine
Maxwell trial a year ago]
On December 22,
Judge Berman held another
conference and ruled: "1-
defense motion to preclude
generalized expert testimony
of Dr. Eddleman is denied; 2-
defense motion to preclude
testimony and evidence re:
fibroid procedure Victim-1 is
denied in part and granted in
part; 3- defense motion to
strike all surplusage from S2
Indictment is denied as moot;
4- defense motion to preclude
impact evidence/testimony is
denied; 5- defense motion to
preclude introduction of prior
consistent statements is
denied; 6- defense motion to
preclude the 911 call from 3rd
party is denied; 7- defense
motion to preclude patient
witnesses from being referred
to as victims, minor victims
or survivors is denied in part
and granted in part; The Court
will schedule a conference for
next week to address other
outstanding motions."
On December 29,
2022 Judge Berman held a final
final pre-trial conference,
Inner City Press live tweeted
here:
On January 1,
2023, the US filed: "The
Government respectfully
submits this letter seeking
permission to file
supplemental motions regarding
the defendant’s proposed
exhibits and witnesses, which
the Government received from
the defense on December 21,
2022, after the parties’
motions in limine had been
submitted to the Court. The
Government has conferred with
the defense about its proposed
witnesses and exhibits in an
attempt to obviate or narrow
any motion, and the defense
has indicated it opposes the
Government’s position on each
of the motions the Government
intends to file. The
Government would like to
advise the Court of its
challenges to the defendant’s
exhibits and witnesses in
advance of the parties’
opening statements, so that
jury addresses may proceed in
an orderly fashion. By way of
background, the defendant’s
proposed exhibits include
highly graphic videos and
photographs of a
non-testifying doctor
performing vaginal, anal, and
breast exams on an actual
person, in addition to other
unduly prejudicial, confusing,
misleading, and irrelevant
exhibits." Full letter on
Patreon here.
On January 3,
2023, Hadden's Federal
Defender filed seeking to
exclude government expert
witness Dr. Lisa Rocchio. In
the docket, concerning Dr.
Rocchio as witness, is Judge
Lewis A. Kaplan's October 4,
2022 order permitting much of
her testimony in the Rapp v.
Spacey trial he presided over
(and that Inner City Press
covered, and published a booklet
about).
Inner City Press
will be similarly covering
this Hadden trial. Watch this
site.
Back on June 13,
2022, when Hadden was
arraigned on a superseding
indictment, in preparation of
the September 12, 2022 trial.
Inner City Press live tweeted
it here
The case is
US v. Hadden, 20-cr-468
(Berman).
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