Sex Abuse Victims Plead to Keep Doctor’s Conviction Despite His Suicide Ricardo Cruciani killed himself at Rikers. His victims asked a judge to maintain his conviction all the same.
Ricardo Cruciani, Who Sexually Assaulted Patients, Found Dead at Rikers Ricardo Cruciani’s death, just weeks after his conviction, was a suspected suicide. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly after release.
Ricardo Cruciani, Pain Doctor, Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Patients Ricardo Cruciani was known as a gifted neurologist. But Manhattan prosecutors said he took advantage of his patients’ chronic pain.