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Pervert gynecologist got no-jail deal after Manhattan DA withheld evidence
[NYPOST] The gynecologist who cut a widely panned plea deal in state court for sexually abusing two patients was allowed to walk because the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office was allegedly caught red-handed withholding evidence, the disgraced doctor’s lawyers revealed Thursday.The disclosure was made during a hearing in Manhattan federal court, where Dr. Robert Hadden, 62, is now separately charged with sexually abusing six patients — including one minor — and is being held on $1 million bond. The perplexing plea struck in state court in 2016 had outraged dozens of victims who came forward — including former presidential candidate Andrew Yang  ...Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Unlike most of the other Dem 2020 candidates, he actually did things besides politix in his adult life, which made him political poison. He worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive from 2000 to 2009. After he founded Venture for America, the Obama administration selected him in 2012 as a Champion of Changeand in 2015 as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. His signature campaign policy is what he calls the Freedom Dividend, a form of Universal Basic Income for every American over 18. Yang believes UBI is a necessary response to the rapid development of automation that is leading to workforce challenges. The other two central elements of Yang's platform are Medicare for All and Human-Centered Capitalism.... ’s wife, Evelyn Yang, who has said she was sexually assaulted by the former New York-Presbyterian Hospital doctor in 2012 when she was pregnant with her first child. He is not charged in connection to her allegations. Defense lawyer Isabelle Kirshner told U.S. District Judge Richard Berman that the DA initially wanted no less than four years behind bars for Hadden, who had also worked at a Columbia University medical practice. But then state prosecutors turned over Hadden’s personnel file, and it was missing a single page: a nurse’s statement saying that she was present during one alleged assault in 2012 and witnessed nothing improper. By law, the DA was required to turn over the document. Kirshner’s team only discovered the glaring omission after subpoenaing the voluminous personnel file directly from the hospital and finding the statement, she said. Related: Andrew Yang: 2020-05-06 Federal judge reinstates New York Democratic presidential primary Andrew Yang: 2020-04-13 Pope Francis Calls for 'Structural' Change Activists to Take Advantage of Coronavirus Crisis in Easter Letter Andrew Yang: 2020-03-17 Sen. Romney proposes $1,000 handout for U.S. adults in coronavirus stimulus Related: Richard Berman: 2017-12-25 Chelsea terrorist bomber Rahimi tried to radicalize inmates, prosecutors say Richard Berman: 2017-10-17 ‘Chelsea bomber’ convicted of attack that injured dozens Richard Berman: 2014-10-11 Pakistani allowed to end US appeal Posted by: Fred 2020-09-18 |
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