As prosecutors continue building their case against Zhi Alan Cheng — the Queens doctor accused of drugging women and video recording his own sex crimes — attorneys for survivors fear there could be untold victims who may lose out on the chance to hold Cheng and his employer accountable in court.
“If you have one ounce of concern that something didn’t sit right with you after having an encounter with Dr. Cheng, you need to come forward because the window is closing and it’s working against the victims,” said Liakas.
According to a lawsuit filed against NY Presbyterian and Dr. Cheng, “Mary” woke up from general anesthesia after the colonoscopy to find Dr. Cheng sexually abusing her in November of 2021. She says her encounter with Cheng should have never happened because about six months earlier, hospital staff had a chance to interrupt the physician’s alleged pattern of abuse, when a 19-year-old patient complained of being improperly drugged by Cheng in a hospital exam room.
Jeffrey Lichtman, Cheng’s defense attorney declined to discuss the specifics of any allegation, but stressed his client has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal , one of the original sponsors of the Adult Survivors Act, said the troubling allegations against Dr. Cheng, and the suggestion that some women may still be unaware they were raped or sexually abused, is one reason lawmakers should consider extending the ASA lookback window or permanently lifting the prior statute of limitations.
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