Darius A. Paduch is a 55 year old man from North Bergen, New Jersey. He worked as a urologist in the New York area. Paduch has been accused by the Department of Justice of abusing his patients.
Darius A. Paduch Allegations
Paduch Arrested, Accused Of Abuse. “Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing today of a four-count Indictment charging DARIUS A. PADUCH, a New York–area urologist, with inducement of a person to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and inducement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity for his yearslong sexual abuse of two victims who were his patients and who were minors during part of the period of abuse.” [DOJ]
US Attorney: Paduch “Abused The Trust Of Patients.” “As alleged, for years, Darius Paduch abused the trust of patients, including minors, who saw him for sensitive medical problems. Paduch took advantage of his victims for his own deviant satisfaction. Thanks to this morning’s arrest, Paduch’s abuse of his patients ends today.” [DOJ]
DOJ: Paduch Abused Patients For Years. “From at least in or about 2015 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. In or about 2019, PADUCH began practicing at a different hospital located in Long Island, New York (“Medical Institution-2”), where he continued to sexually abuse patients. 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.” [DOJ]
DOJ: Paduch Sent Inappropriate Comments, Jokes To Patients. “After appointments, PADUCH sent certain victims — including minor victims — text messages from his personal cellphone. In those messages, he made inappropriate and sexual comments and jokes, and he directed the victims to schedule follow-up appointments or to visit his office after regular business hours. As alleged, PADUCH induced two victims to travel to New York, New York, from or through another state to engage in unlawful sexual activity — in other words, his abuse of the victims. PADUCH also used a telephone and other means of interstate commerce to induce two minor victims to engage in the unlawful sexual activity.” [DOJ]
Paduch Charged With Multiple Crimes. “PADUCH, 55, of North Bergen, New Jersey, is charged with inducement of a victim (“Minor Victim-1”) to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; inducement of a victim (“Minor Victim-2”) to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; inducement of Minor Victim-1 to engage in unlawful sexual activity, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison; and inducement of Minor Victim-2 to engage in unlawful sexual activity, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. ” [DOJ]
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