After $1bn settlement, doctor’s sexual assault victims question Columbia University’s inaction

Robert Hadden, sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse, kept practicing even as allegations piled up

It was a shocking scandal involving the betrayal of one of the most sacred bonds in medicine, as one of New York's top doctors abused hundreds of women under his care.

Now, after a fresh settlement agreement last week from Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital, the compensation for the crimes of Robert Hadden has approached almost a billion dollars and raised further questions as to how he was able to carry out his crimes for so long.