Laura Beil

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How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years

Illustration: Mark Harris

ProPublica, September 2023
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New York Magazine

The university’s own records show that women repeatedly tried to warn Columbia doctors and staff about Hadden. At least twice, the fact that Hadden’s bosses in the OB-GYN department knew of the women’s concerns was acknowledged in writing. They allowed him to continue practicing.