The $ 750 million will pay the US university as a compensation Columbia and his hospital in New York to hundreds of women who fell victim to sexual attacks by a former gynecologistthe lawyer of the victims said, Tuesday (06.05.25).
The former Gynecologist Robert Handen, who was described by the judges as a ‘predator with white blouse »was found guilty of sexual attacks last year.
Handen was convicted because, from the beginning of 1990 and until 2012, he had attacked a large number of women, including Iblin Yangwhose husband Andrew Yang He was a candidate for the presidential anointing of the Democratic Party in the 2020 elections.
The lawyer of hundreds of victims Anthony clarified that the compensation of the $ 750 million, which will be paid by the University of Columbia and the New York City Hospital, It concerns 576 former patients of the gynecologist in the context of a friendly settlement in a civil court.
“This agreement sends a strong message: We are here to ensure that the institutions that cover exploitation and attacks are held accountable for their crimes,” Dipyetro said.
OR Ivlin Yang, who in 2020 had entrusted to the US media CNN that Robert Handen had attacked her in 2012 when she was seven -month -old pregnantand another victim, Marisa Estier, They welcomed this compromise with their joint statement on X.
“A new big station in the long search for justice on the part of the women who survived Handen,” they said.
“No matter how incredible at this time, we know that the numbers represent only a fraction of all Handen’s crimes,” they added.
The two victims also stated that Columbia University still has ‘A lot of work to do’ To put an end to hiding and systemic problems that allowed “the most active sexual predator of US history” to continue its action.
Columbia assured that it put in place “a series of new policies and patient safety programs” following the attacks committed by Robert Haden.
The hospital in which the Robert Handen made his attacks on his patientsτο Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), had already announced a friendly agreement for the payment of $ 165 million to $ 147 by the victims of the gynecologist.
The Columbia University had also signed a friendly agreement in 2021 $ 71.5 million between his hospitals and another 79 victims.