Hospital Covered Up Doctor's Sexual Assault Of Teen Patient: Lawsuit

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“The hospital made no notes about the lineup in medical records, did not notify police and failed to suspend or terminate Dr. Cheng,” lawyers said.

“The hospital made no notes about the lineup in medical records, did not notify police and failed to suspend or terminate Dr. Cheng,” attorneys representing the patient said in a. “Further, the hospital did not collect any forensic evidence, including robe or bedsheets, did not test the plaintiff’s blood to determine what she was injected with, or offer her sufficient and timely support services.”

The patient would not find out about the assault until more than a year later, in April 2023, when authorities called her and her mother in to tell them that they found footage of Cheng sexually assaulting the young woman while she was unconscious, according to the document. Police said they found multiple videos of Cheng sexually abusing other victims, including the patient.NewYork-Presbyterian told HuffPost in a statement that it was “appalled and deeply saddened” by what the patient endured. The hospital said that once the district attorney made it aware of the case, Cheng had been “immediately placed off duty, banned from hospital property, and terminated.”

 

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