Overview

• Cheng, 35, pleaded guilty in June to four counts of first-degree rape and three counts of first-degree sexual abuse, and entered an Alford plea on an additional patient case.
• Investigators seized videos from his home showing assaults on unconscious hospital patients and acquaintances, along with liquid anesthetics and other drugs.
• The court imposed 10 years of post-release supervision and required sex-offender registration.
• Victims and their attorney criticized the sentence as too lenient and are pursuing civil claims that question NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens’ oversight.
• NewYork-Presbyterian said it fired Cheng in 2022 and cooperated with law enforcement after an acquaintance reported discovering assault videos.