Doctor Convicted of Abusing Patients Found Dead at Rikers

Doctor Convicted of Abusing Patients Found Dead at Rikers

Newser - Crime·2022-08-16 12:04

(Newser) – A New York neurologist awaiting sentencing for sexually assaulting his patients was found dead Monday at the Rikers Island jail. A New York City jury had convicted Dr. Ricardo Cruciani of two counts of rape, seven of criminal sexual acts, one of predatory sexual assault, and one of attempted rape, NBC News reports. Cruciani, 68, who faced life in prison, had been in jail for more than two weeks and was scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 14. He was found in a shower area of one of the buildings in the Rikers complex, and prosecutors said the cause appeared to be suicide. Cruciani's lawyer confirmed the death, but not that it was a suicide, and called for an "an immediate and objective investigation," per the AP.

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