Two people familiar with the matter say a once-prominent neurologist convicted of sexually abusing patients killed himself Monday at a New York City jail.
The people said that the doctor was found unresponsive in the shower area at the Eric M. Taylor Center. They spoke on condition of anonymity.
The manner of death was not confirmed by Sosinsky.
He said thatardo's attorneys and family were shocked and sad to learn of his violent death while in city custody.
Sosinsky wants to know if jail officials complied with a court order at the time of his conviction to place him in protective custody and under suicide watch.
Both of the conditions were never complied with, according to Sosinsky. We wouldn't be having this terrible discussion if they were there.
He was found guilty of predatory sexual assault, rape and sex abuse in a New York state case, but was acquitted of two other counts. He was going to be in prison for a long time.
He was accused of abusing multiple patients over the course of 15 years at his offices in New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey.
According to prosecutors, Cruciani overprescribed pain killers to vulnerable patients to treat injuries from car wrecks and other accidents.
A group of women testified that they were sexually abused by a doctor at a Manhattan medical center.
One of the women who testified against him at trial said that she took comfort in knowing that he would face another judge.
The AP doesn't usually identify people who say they are survivors of sexual assault unless they grant permission.
The woman denied that she was abused. His lawyer questioned the validity of his accusers.
The fire department responded to a report of an unconscious person at the jail. The man was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics tried to resuscitate him.
The Department of Correction did not release the name of the man who died, but did say that he died Monday. The cause of death is being investigated.
A preliminary internal review will be conducted to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of the prisoner.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
The 11 people who have died in the city jail this year are all women. There were 16 deaths in the city jails last year.
The Daily News reported the news.
Lawyers for women who said they were abused by him left messages. There was a message left with the Manhattan district attorney's office.
After the verdict, he was sent to Rikers Island.
The complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil since the start of the coronaviruses epidemic. Rikers Island will be replaced by four smaller jails by the year 2027.
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Rubinkam was reporting from northeastern Pennsylvania.
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