Dr. Robert Hadden was the kind of OB-GYN you recommend to your best friend, calm, knowledgeable,

and greeted everyone with a smile. But his cheerful demeanor hid in ugly truth.

Dr. Robert Hadden was found to be a sexual predator who abused hundreds,

potentially thousands of patients over his decades-long career.

Once these stories began to see the light of day, one question remained,

how was this physician who was trusted with the lives of so many able to get away with this

for so long? When the powerful institution he worked for was confronted with these accusations,

did it choose to protect its own reputation? Exposed, cover up at Columbia University,

the new podcast from Wondery is a story about people who are supposed to protect us,

physicians, prosecutors, and the people around them. And it asks, how did these institutions fail?

What does it say about our system that a doctor from a prestigious institution was better protected

than dozens of patients? And how do we seek justice and accountability in the future

when it takes a small army to bring down just one egregious abuser?

I'm about to play a clip from Exposed, cover up at Columbia University. Listen to Exposed on

the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to Exposed add free on Wondery Plus.

Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts today.

Just a heads up. This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault.

We felt it was important to include these details to understand the reality of what

survivors experience. But as you'll see, this is a story about much more than that.

If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, you're not alone,

and we'll share a list of resources at the end of the episode. Please take care while listening.

Just after lunch one Friday afternoon, Lori Kanyak walked into a Columbia University

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