A gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges should face at least 25 years in prison for assaulting a “staggering number of victims” during a quarter-century career as a serial sexual predator disguised as a doctor at prestigious Manhattan hospitals, prosecutors say in court papers.
Their presentence submission in Manhattan federal court late Tuesday precedes a hearing next week when Robert Hadden’s victims can deliver statements to Judge Richard M. Berman before he sentences Hadden next month.
“For decades, the defendant repeatedly leveraged his position of power to target, exploit, deceive, and sexually violate patients seeking medical care, many of whom were especially vulnerable,” prosecutors wrote. “He committed serial acts of abuse against patients — all while hiding behind his power as a doctor and enjoying professional and financial success.”