Doctor who sexually abused patients dies by apparent suicide in New York jail

The Guardian

By Associated Press

August 15, 2022

A once-prominent neurologist convicted last month of sexually abusing patients killed himself on Monday at a New York City jail, two people familiar with the matter said.

Ricardo Cruciani, 68, was found unresponsive in a shower area in part of the city’s notorious Rikers Island complex, the people said. They were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.

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