Evelyn Yang was allegedly sexually assaulted when she was pregnant with her first child in 2012. Now, she and 31 other women are suing Columbia University, its affiliates, and Dr. Robert Hadden
Evelyn Yang. Photo: CNN In an interview with CNN that aired on Thursday, Evelyn Yang, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, said that while she was pregnant with their first child in 2012, she was sexually assaulted by her OB/GYN at Columbia University, Dr. Robert Hadden.
Wang told CNN that when she first started seeing Hadden, a respected obstetrician-gynecologist at Columbia, in early 2012, things seemed fine. But then, Hadden started asking inappropriate, medically unnecessary questions about her sexual relationship with her husband. Although his questions made her uncomfortable, the idea of changing doctors was overwhelming for Yang. “What I kept sticking to was this: ‘Okay, so my doctor is pervy.
“I just kind of froze like a deer in headlights, just frozen. I knew it was happening. I could feel it,” she said. “I remember trying to fix my eyes on a spot on the wall and just trying to avoid seeing his face as he was assaulting me, just waiting for it to be over.” Yang eventually joined an open case the Manhattan District Attorney’s office had against Hadden, and found that at least 17 other patients had made claims against the doctor. While a grand jury indicted Hadden on multiple felony sex charges, in 2016, the District Attorney’s office reached a plea deal with Hadden, in which he pleaded guilty to only two of the nine charges against him: one count of forcible touching and another count of third-degree sexual abuse.
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