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Rockefeller University

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1982

College staff misconduct · Accused: former pediatric endocrinology researcher at the university's hospital

Years of abuse: 1946-1982

A former pediatric growth researcher at Rockefeller University Hospital sexually abused child patients enrolled in growth studies over decades, including nude photographs, genital measurements and fondling, according to a university-commissioned investigation.

Status: Never charged (died in 2007). A 2019 independent investigation by Debevoise & Plimpton commissioned by Rockefeller found he sexually abused children over decades; more than 900 people contacted the investigators.

Response: Rockefeller apologized, stripped his emeritus titles in 2018, funded counseling for former patients and reported the accounts to state and federal authorities. Civil lawsuits followed.

Source 1 (2019-05-24)Source 2 (2018-10-19)

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