Weill Cornell Medicine has unveiled new patient safety guidelines after one of their assistant professor’s indictment on sexual abuse charges. Dr. Darius Paduch, a urologist and professor of medicine, has been charges with sexually abusing dozens of male patients, including several minors, between 2005 and 2018 while he worked at Weill Cornell and in 2019 while he worked at Northwell Health. On April 11, 2023, Paduch was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The sexual assault accusations against Paduch include masturbating victims without consent or warning, introducing his fingers in the victims’ rectums without gloves or consent and exposing his genitals to victims to demonstrate masturbation technique, under the guise of medical care.
In September, another lawsuit was filed accusing Baduch’s former employers, including Weill Cornell Medical Center, of not taking action despite allegedly knowing about his abuse of patients.
One of the new safety guidelines includes a chaperone program so that patients will not be left alone with a medical professional during a consultation or examination. Dr. Paduch’s sexual abuse of patients took place during times he was left alone with the unsuspecting patient.
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