Survivors blast Columbia University report on ex-gynecologist convicted of sexual abuse

"This report, this piece of s***, and the university's other promises only came when the campus community and survivors' voices grew louder. What survivors have been asking for years is not just how the abuse happened, but who in leadership coordinated the well-documented cover-up after Dr. Hadden was finally exposed."

"Results from an external investigation commissioned by two of Hadden's former employers, Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, found three factors that allowed the abuse to continue: weaknesses in chaperone staffing, training, policies, and enforcement; a variety of obstacles to patient-and even staff-reporting of physician misconduct at both institutions; and the institutions failed to respond effectively to the reports of misconduct that they did receive."

"A full reckoning and public statement of apology and atonement from administrators named in the report who had information and could've moved to protect patients, but did not. Survivors demand accountability for institutional failures and leadership cover-ups that allowed abuse to continue unchecked."

Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital released an investigation report on decades of abuse by former gynecologist Robert Hadden. Survivors reject the report as inadequate damage control, stating it fails to address key questions about institutional responsibility and cover-ups. The external investigation identified three systemic failures: weak chaperone protocols, obstacles to reporting misconduct, and ineffective institutional responses to reported incidents. Survivors demand full accountability from named administrators, public apologies, and explanations for why protective action wasn't taken earlier. The New York attorney general is conducting a separate investigation into the institutional response. Survivors emphasize the report only emerged after sustained public pressure and community advocacy.

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