Evelyn Yang, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, says she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN while she was pregnant with the couple’s first child.
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate businessman Andrew Yang, left, and his wife Evelyn Yang speak during the, "Family and Autism: An Honest Conversation," event at Sidekick Coffee & Books, in Iowa City, Iowa. The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN while she was pregnant with the couple's first child.
Evelyn Yang said in an interview televised Thursday by CNN that the assault happened in 2012, and she was initially afraid to tell anyone. She and 31 other women are now suing the doctor and hospital system, saying they conspired and enabled the crimes. Yang said she first began seeing Dr. Robert Hadden in New York in early 2012. As the months went on, Yang said, Hadden began asking her inappropriate questions about her sexual activity, and he spent more time conducting examinations.
Months later, after the couple’s son was born, Yang got a letter in the mail saying Hadden had left the practice. Curious, she looked him up online and saw that another woman had made a police report accusing him of assaulting her.“This was a serial predator, and he just picked me as his prey,” she told CNN.In a statement Thursday, Andrew Yang said he was “extraordinary proud” of his wife and no one deserves to be treated as she was.
Yang said she felt betrayed by the plea deal, which allowed the doctor to avoid jail. The counts he pleaded to didn’t involve her case, she said.
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