Judge rejects motions by NY doc facing sex assault charges
ABC News
A judge has rejected arguments aimed at dismissing sex assault charges against a former New York gynecologist
NEW YORK -- A judge rejected arguments Wednesday that were aimed at dismissing sex assault charges against a former New York gynecologist.
U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman also rejected a request by lawyers for Robert Hadden that his upcoming trial be moved outside of New York. The Englewood, New Jersey, resident was arrested last year.
A former gynecologist, Hadden has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of sexually abusing dozens of young and unsuspecting female patients for over two decades — including a young girl he’d delivered at birth — while trying to make the victims believe the abuse was appropriate and medically necessary.
Hadden, 63, remains free on $1 million bail. Trial is scheduled for March 28.
