Montclair Doctor Who Ejaculated On Patient Gets 2 Years In Prison: DA

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A former emergency room doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing four female patients — in one instance drugging a patient defenseless and ejaculating on her — according to multiple reports.

David Newman, a 46-year-old resident of Montclair, is facing two years in prison, three years post-release supervision and will register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree sex abuse and four counts of third-degree sex abuse, a spokesman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office told Patch.

"What I did was awful and disgusting, and I’m sorry," Newman said during Monday's sentencing, the New York Times reported. "I’m sorry to everyone involved. I’m sorry to physicians everywhere and patients everywhere."

But Newman's apologies could not mend the psychological wounds he inflicted on his victims. On of the doctor's victims, Aja Newman (no relation), said Monday that she still suffers from the violation, according to the Times.

"I have not been able to trust a doctor since, and I never will," Aja Newman said Monday, the Times reported.

The former doctor was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney on the same counts in March 2016 after a victim accused him of a January 2016 assault, according to the DA's office. After the first victim accused Newman, three more women levied accusations against the doctor, according to the DA.

Newman abused the four women, ages 18-29, in the emergency room of the Upper East Side's Mount Sinai Hospital between August 2015 and January 2016. Three of the women were abused while seeking treatment for illnesses such as a headache, cold and rash between August and October 2015, according to the DA.

The fourth victim accused Newman of administering her with drugs, leaving her defenseless, and ejaculating on her face during a January 2016 visit to the emergency room for shoulder pain, according to the DA.

"As alleged in this indictment, four young women who came to the hospital for medical treatment were sexually abused by the very doctor entrusted with their care," said District Attorney Cyrus Vance in March.

"One was sedated to the point of being physically helpless – a nightmare scenario for any patient to endure. I would like to thank these brave women for their strength in coming forward."

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Reporting by Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff)