Urologist convicted of patient sex abuse, including of minors

A New York-area doc has been convicted successful the yearslong intersexual maltreatment of aggregate patients

NEW YORK -- A New York-area doc was convicted Wednesday successful the yearslong intersexual maltreatment of aggregate patients, including 4 children.

Darius A. Paduch of North Bergen, New Jersey, was convicted by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal of each 11 counts pertaining to 7 patients.

His lawyers did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

According to the charges connected the verdict sheet, his victims included 4 males initially attacked earlier becoming adults arsenic helium sexually abused aggregate antheral patients from astatine slightest 2015 done 2019. The indictment said Paduch had worked successful New York from 2003 done 2023 arsenic a practicing urologist specializing successful antheral reproductive health.

The doc had claimed immoderate of his methods of touching patients were medically necessary, though the indictment said they were intended for his ain intersexual gratification.

Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 22 aft helium was convicted of charges including enticing oregon coercing individuals to question successful interstate commerce to prosecute successful intersexual enactment and utilizing an interstate installation to induce oregon coerce children to prosecute successful intersexual activity.

In a statement, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams praised the verdict, saying “Paduch leveraged his presumption of spot arsenic a aesculapian doc for his ain perverse gratification.”

He added: “For years, patients seeking needed aesculapian care, galore of them children, near his bureau arsenic victims.”