The egregious behavior of Dr. Darius Paduch, enabled by the institutions that employed him for years, deserves swift and severe punishment in criminal and civil courts. While decisive criminal punishment will prevent future abuses, it does not compensate survivors of Darius Paduch for the harm and suffering endured. Our firm is actively accepting civil sexual abuse cases against Paduch and his employers.
Led by esteemed Attorney Thomas P. Giuffra, who has tried cases against Harvey Weinstein and Dr. Robert Hadden, Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo, Plotkin and Hellman LLP offers individualized and trauma-informed representation for victims of Darius Paduch.
We feel strongly that these types of cases deserve to be handled individually and that this is in the best interest of our clients. While a class action lawsuit may offer greater efficiency to a law firm, each case is unique. The damage done to survivors of abuse cannot be compared or averaged between cases, as reflected by the potential settlement values of a class action lawsuit.
We urge you to seek the bespoke representation that you deserve. Our firm is confidently and aggressively filing claims against Paduch and large medical institutions, such as NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Northwell Health. We invest the time, meticulous attention to detail and resources necessary to put forth the best case possible, and one that seeks maximum compensation from all liable parties. We are renowned for our trial advocacy skills and respect survivors’ need for anonymity.
There is a lot at stake with sensitive case matters such as these, and survivors deserve a skilled attorney who will treat them as individuals; with both compassion and respect. We encourage you to contact our firm for a free and confidential consultation. If you choose to hire our firm, we work on a contingency basis.
Our firm is currently representing survivors who suffered abuse from Dr. Darius Paduch.
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Attorney Thomas Giuffra is the lead attorney on sexual assault cases and his peers know him as one of the best attorneys in New York City and the state of New York. Tom has secured numerous awards and professional recognitions for his work and client results.
Over his 24-year career, Tom’s innovative approach, thorough preparation, and staunch trial advocacy skills have led to 20 verdicts and numerous settlements in excess of one million dollars on behalf of his clients, including a recent landmark verdict for $58 million.
Tom has successfully litigated cases involving sexual abuse and sexual assault against well-known and powerful individuals such as Dr. Robert Haden and Harvey Weinstein. He is an aggressive litigator who knows how to prosecute high-profile sex abuse and assault cases.
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The following timeline discusses Dr. Paduch’s criminal trial and sentencing. Because of the overwhelming evidence disclosed in his criminal trial and unanimous jury conviction, civil cases against Dr. Paduch are more likely to prevail. Additionally, the institutions that hired and employed Dr. Paduch may be liable for his actions.
If you have experienced sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Paduch, we urge you to contact our firm as soon as possible for a free, confidential consultation. Our lead attorney in these cases, Thomas Giuffra, is currently providing individualized representation for over 20 survivors.
For more information about criminal versus civil sexual abuse cases, please see our section, “Legal Options for Survivors of Sexual Abuse in New York,” on our Sexual Abuse and Assault page.
Dr. Paduch is scheduled to be sentenced on August 22, 2024, according to the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office. Facing 13 counts related to his heinous acts, Paduch’s sentencing marks a significant moment in the pursuit of justice for his victims. The abuse, which occurred between 2015 and 2019 while Paduch was affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Northwell Health, involved gross misconduct including inappropriate examinations and the use of sex toys.
Paduch could face up to 60 years in prison. Despite his lawyer’s intentions to appeal the convictions, the evidence against him presents a substantial challenge to the defense’s success. Read our full blog here.
Dr. Darius Paduch was unanimously convicted by a Manhattan jury on 11 federal criminal counts of sexual abuse. While the federal case involved 7 victims, at least 200 more have reported similar abuse. Read more.
Darius Paduch stood trial at U.S. District Court in Manhattan which began on April 26th, 2024. Held at the Metropolitan Detention Center since his arrest in April 2023, Paduch faced multiple charges of sexual abuse, including inducing unlawful sexual activity with both adults and minors.
The indictment alleged that Paduch abused patients in various locations, including his New Jersey home. Thomas Giuffra, a partner at Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo, Plotkin and Hellman LLP, revealed that earlier complaints against Paduch were dismissed by Weill Cornell doctors. Read the full blog here.
Dr. Darius Paduch faced federal criminal charges for sexually abusing multiple patients while affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Northwell Health. The charges alleged that Paduch forced patients to masturbate while watching pornography, used sex toys on them and conducted unnecessary rectal exams without gloves. Additionally, he sent inappropriate sexual text messages to his victims. Read more.
From a statement released from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York:
“Over the course of several years, PADUCH sexually abused multiple male patients, including minor male patients, while conducting purported urological examinations in his capacity as a medical doctor employed by a prestigious medical institution in New York, New York (“Medical Institution-1”).
From at least in or about 2007 through at least in or about 2019, PADUCH, while working as a urologist, enticed and induced multiple victims to travel to his medical offices at Medical Institution-1, so PADUCH could, among other things, sexually abuse the victims…PADUCH used his position as a urologist at prominent medical institutions in New York to make or attempt to make the victims believe that the sexual abuse he inflicted on them was medically necessary and appropriate, when, in fact, it was not. PADUCH often directed the victims to schedule follow-up visits, and he instructed victims to return to see him again. As a result, some of the victims attended many appointments with PADUCH over the course of multiple years, at which PADUCH repeatedly abused them.”
Like Weinstein and Hadden, we suspect that there are many more victims upon whom Dr. Paduch preyed.
There are statutes of limitations regarding both criminal and civil charges (time limits in which you can pursue justice), so if you or a loved one were abused by Dr. Paduch contact our NYC sexual assault lawyers immediately for a free and confidential consultation.
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