An update on this story: Today, Essex county prosecutor Paula Dow announced that Bloomfield internist, Dr. Raymond P. Russomanno, has been indicted by an Essex County grand jury for allegedly committing acts of sexual assault, attempted sexual assault and criminal sexual contact against 15 of his patients. Prosecutor Dow said the 51 count indictment charges Russomanno with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree attempted sexual assault, and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Russomano, 65, of Randolph, had practiced internal medicine at the Russomanno Health Center, located on Bloomfield Avenue in Bloomfield.
UPDATE: If convicted of all the charges, the defendant faces more than 50 years in prison. More details in the jump…
On August 20, 2007, Dr. Russomanno was arrested and charged with one count 2nd degree attempted sexual assault and 12 counts of 4th degree criminal sexual contact, stemming from complaints filed by a 27 year-old female patient from Bloomfield. Dr. Russomanno posted bail at $200,000 cash only, which had been set by a municipal court judge. On August 27, he was rearrested and charged with one count of 2nd degree sexual assault, one count 2nd degree attempted sexual assault and 24 counts of 4th degree criminal sexual contact on complaints filed by nine additional patients. The grand jury originated an additional 10 counts of 4th degree criminal sexual contact regarding five additional victims who came forward after the August 27th arrest.
According to Essex County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Robert Laurino, who heads the Sexual Assault/Rape Analysis Unit, the fourteen additional victims contacted the Prosecutor’s Office and Bloomfield Police Department following media reports of Russomanno’s arrest. The fourteen additional victims are from Belleville, Kearny, Lyndhurst, Montclair, Jersey City, three are from East Orange, and six are from Bloomfield. The alleged sexual acts occurred between 2003 and 2007. The victims, ranging in ages between 22 and 49, allege that during examinations the doctor had touched their intimate body parts for his own sexual gratification. The victims’ initial ailments requiring treatment ranged from back and abdominal pain, sinus infections and common colds, heart murmur, blood work and inoculations, to routine physical examinations.
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office requested that the State Medical Board suspend Dr. Russomanno’s license immediately, pending the outcome of this case. Russomanno voluntarily surrendered his license and has not been practicing medicine since September 26, 2007.
The reported acts against the 27 year-old female occurred between May and August of 2007. The victim had been visiting her doctor for treatment of lower-back pain. She contacted Bloomfield Police Department following her third doctor’s visit. Bloomfield PD immediately contacted the Essex County Prosecutor’s Sexual Assault/Rape Analysis Unit and a joint investigation was launched.
Prosecutor Dow credited detectives Janine Straccamore of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and John Sierchio of Bloomfield Police Department with the investigation.
Ah, so that’s what Joe the Plumber really looks like…
“Russomano, 65, of Randolph, had practiced internal medicine at the Russomanno Health Center, located on Bloomfield Avenue in Bloomfield.”
I bet he did.
eeeeew. ick.
Conan, I am ROFL
He’s only been indicted, so perhaps it’s too early to call him a plumber.
Yuck, it’s Joe the Disgusto
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and wow, i haven’t seen eyeglass frames like that since the last promisekeepers convention.
Wow, Ron Jeremy hasn’t aged well at all.
Saw that pic and thought this was another tired Sopranos story.
I went to my doctor and said, “Doc, it hurts when I do this.” He said, “Don’t do that.”
My doctor told me to jog 10 miles a day. I called him up a week later. I said, “Doc, I’m 70 miles from my house!”
My doctor told me to stick my tongue out the window. I asked why. He said, “I don’t like my neighbor.”
My doctor gave me 6 months to live. I told him I couldn’t pay my bill. He gave me another 6 months.
I told my dentist I have yellow teeth. He told me to wear a brown necktie.
Mrs. Martta, he was just “practicing his love with women”!
greypoupon, funny lines, but you really should do justice to the great Rodney Dangerfield by giving him due credit!
Pork Roll, I think at least one of those was Henny Youngman. At any rate they are so old and well known I thought it was obvious they weren’t mine.