RFK Son Acquitted: Douglas Kennedy Not Guilty In NY Hospital Case
RFK’s Son was acquitted on Tuesday on charges of child endangerment and harassment. Douglas Kennedy was charged with a January scuffle in a New York City maternity ward.
The incident occurred when Kennedy attempted to remove his newborn son from a Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco. At the time, Kennedy claimed and continues to maintain that he was trying to take his 2-day-old boy out of the hospital to get him some fresh air.
As he attempted to remove his son from the maternity ward, several nurses said it was against hospital policy and tried to stop his removal. Two nurses came forward after the incident, claiming that Douglas Kennedy attacked them and that he was unprovoked in his attack.
After hearing the case without a jury present, Mount Kisco Town Judge John Donahue ruled that Kennedy broke no laws and that the baby was never in danger. The judge found that any danger to the child would have been at the hands of the nurses’ actions.
In terms of taking the baby outside in New York City in January, the judge did not rule, stating:
“The Court is not determining whether the defendant’s behavior was wise or prudent.”
Following the case, lawyer Robert Gottlieb said the Kennedy’s are “thrilled that this nightmare has finally come to an end.”
The case got so far out of hand that the hospital issued a “code pink,” which signals a baby’s abduction from its care. Judge John Donahue said the nurses had no reason to issue the code pink since they knew the baby was going to return with his father.
Judge Donahue further blasted the nurses who realized charges would be brought and therefore began to “join together, get their stories straight and pressure the district attorney’s office to bring charges.”
The nurses have not yet commented on RFK’s son being acquitted.
In case you missed the original security footage from the incident, here it is:
Tags : Douglas Kennedy, Douglas Kennedy Acquitted, rfk, RFK Son Acquitted
Posted: November 21, 2012
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Nov 21, 2012
This is typical Kennedy gets away with wrongdoing crap. Judge must be a dem or maybe paid off.
Nov 21, 2012
Good, about time hospital staff get chastised for the way they treat patients, their relatives, I'm sure the nurses did band together, trying to their stories straight, and for them to go against a kennedy…NOT WISE LOL, IT was HIS CHILD SO THE NURSES CAN GO F THEMSELVES. THIS IS JUSTICE FOR PPL LIKE ME AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN VERBALLY, PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY ASSUALTED BY HOSPITAL STAFF.
Nov 21, 2012
you don't have no idea how hard health workers work
Nov 21, 2012
darlene thecolaratlady- unless you have been in a nurses shoes with all the liability and responsibility and laws keep your mouth shut! our primary concern is for the safety of our patients, not the feelings of some asshole.
Nov 21, 2012
Once again, the Kennedys get away with things that the rest of us won't. If he had been a regular citizen, he would have faced a jury!
Nov 21, 2012
Many newborns have been kidnapped from the hospital nurseries, so Doug Kennedy should have been nice and asked permission to take the baby outside. The nurses were doing their jobs protecting the child. If they refused permission, they would have a reason, so they were right, he was wrong. Several of the RFK kids have had behavioral problems; he appears to be one of them. He needs anger management and manners training so he can work with the hospital staff, not push them around.
Nov 21, 2012
Why did he think a two day old baby needed to get some "fresh air" in the first place. What RESPONSIBLE parent takes a newborn out of the hospital for such a STUPID reason.
Nov 21, 2012
The Kennedy's…the quintessential "Untouchables"; heck, his uncle got away with murder, why should this guy get in trouble over disregarding hospital policy? How dare the hospital question their authority to do whatever they want to do….
Nov 21, 2012
When has a Kennedy ever been found guilty of anything?
Nov 21, 2012
Recently had several hospital "experiences"…certain rules certain nurses,…what is perfectly ok or "we''ll let it go" one time is "call security " the next, especially if you run into a nurse who's having a "don't challenge my authority" day…
Not defending…when they start getting physical, it's their hospital…give it up…
Nov 21, 2012
They really can do whatever they want. Their entitlement comes with immunity.Sickening.
Nov 21, 2012
wonder how much that judge got, wish I had money and could do what I want jeez.
Nov 21, 2012
I am a Nurse. I cannot tell you the abuse we get from visitors at the hospital. Nothing new how everybody gets away with hitting Nurses and Doctors.
Nov 21, 2012
sets a bad precident.
Nov 21, 2012
Hospital staff have come to think they are police officers or politicians this is the problem. Really. They have rights over others health and lives. This is a narcissistic situation. They are highly paid for service, they need not assume a government right over people's lives and civil rights. Medicine is a science not a command. What were those nurses thinking? They had more rights over the baby than his parent! Get real!
Nov 21, 2012
Hospital staff always has to put up with rudeness, belittlement, and downright horrible treatment that no one deserves. As for Kennedy…well he is a Kennedy, and all town officials bow down to the "almighty" with money and prestige. Respect for the working class people is just about extinct. So sad.
Nov 21, 2012
There are things you will never see in THIS lifetime; Bigfoot, The Lochnest Monster, and a Kennedy EVER being prosecuted by any court of law…..
Nov 21, 2012
Oh! Let me add the times I have been abused as a patient in a hospital by medical staff. PLENTY! Medical staff profit off of other people's misery like pimps. God forbid they should wake up tomorrow and nobody is sick! To take control of someone's child like they have more power than the parent is USUAL! cha ching cha ching.
Nov 21, 2012
Oh those Kenndeys LOL.
Nov 21, 2012
That judge needs to be removed from the bench.
Nov 21, 2012
Wonder what that cost the Kennedy clan? Buckies I bet! No wonder Jackie Kennedy Onassis did not want her kids hanging around this group of cousins very much. Serious issues there.
Nov 21, 2012
Of course he was acquited! He is a Kennedy!
Nov 21, 2012
No surprises here.
Nov 21, 2012
You're a sick puppy, Darlene.
Nov 21, 2012
So you're saying the Kennedy's are above the law REALLY!
Nov 21, 2012
darlene i hope you get help with your problem
Nov 21, 2012
Wait until there are no healthcare workers. The time is coming, believe me. Then you can care for yourself!! Spent 40 years caring for people like you. I am so crippled from arthritis I can hardly walk after all those years of lugging and pulling on helpless people like you.
Nov 21, 2012
And justice for all. As usual, the wealthy and entitled get to do whatever they please and don't pay the consequences for their actions. Does anyone doubt that an average citizen would have been locked up?
Nov 21, 2012
I'm glad his ass got acquitted – Kennedy or no Kennedy. He may have been an idiot for taking his newborn out in the cold air but it is still HIS child. The nurses didn't have to take it to the level that they did and they really were endangering the baby by trying to physically coerce the father into obeying them.
Nov 21, 2012
I believe that is exactly what people are saying!
Nov 21, 2012
The baby was in a womb for 9 months and then in a hospital area, so all of a sudden he needed fresh air? Let it be a regular person and he would have been found guilty.
Nov 21, 2012
I'm still in THIS lifetime and I watched a Kennedy go to prison for murder. He was just denied parole this year. Besides, they don't need to go to jail, they all get killed or die in accidents while still young.
Nov 21, 2012
William Kennedy-Smith is in prison for murder. He was just denied parole this year.
Nov 21, 2012
Get a life people. I personally know a brother of one of the nurses. They were all hoping to sue in civil court and get paid for their "trauma". It was a BS case that never should have been prosecuted. I don't like the Kennedy's but I don't like wasting my tax dollars on a stupid case that never should have seen the light of day. Don't worry, he'll probablt die soon in an accident, an overdose, or be murdered. Now, go on with your lives.
Nov 21, 2012
You idiot, the defendant has the right to a Judge trial OR ajury trial. He chose the Judge so he wouldn't have emotional morons like these commenters sending him to jail because they are jealous of his family and social position. Call him smart!
Nov 21, 2012
Both parties in the wrong, but what gets me the most is DrDrew and the media outlets concern for newborns, when they clearly approve of killing the unborn how strange.
Nov 21, 2012
I say the states rights end at my border around my family.
Nov 21, 2012
yeah, and it only took decades to bring him to trial
Nov 21, 2012
Betsy Hewey- Byerly hey betsy, does premier banker mean you get a cut of the $387 BILLION of mexican drug cartel profits that wells fargo got caught laundering?
Nov 21, 2012
A Kennedy, what else would you expect.
Nov 21, 2012
Also, I notice the Judge is Irish along with your statements, which I agree has merit.
Nov 21, 2012
Besty…He is NOT a Kennedy but a Skakel…nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy (her brother's son) who was married to RFK. Get facts straight before you comment.
Nov 21, 2012
Besty…still stupid…NOBODY in there right mind would be jealous of the Kennedy's.
Nov 21, 2012
Stupid Besty…William Kennedy Smith was acquitted of rape in the 90s. Michael Skakel is in prison for the murder of Martha Moxley. He is a Skakel…nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy (widow of RFK). Please do yourself a favor…Educate thyself.
Nov 21, 2012
I say good job Douglass! Nurses seem to go Hitler and rule with Iron fist! You give them a little authority and they exercise it harshly and over zealously.But then again if it had happened that you were a kidnapper those nurses would have been accountable, but since you were the father wanting to bond with your new son in the sunlight and fresh air WHO IS TO SAY NO MR KENNEDY YOU CANNOT BE WITH YOUR CHILD! I have read all the comments and this incident was blown completely out of proportion.and I DO NOT believe anyone was bought off! and incidentally I am a REPUBLICAN. It is no secret your family has been put through HELL for several decades and your family have had special treatment most of the time.I am talking of this incident concerning you and your new son.SPEND TIME WITH HIM HE WILL GROW UP FASTER THAN YOU THINK, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR LIFE!
Nov 21, 2012
I wonder how much $$$ this one cost the Kennedy clan?
Nov 21, 2012
I you or I did what RFK did…we'd already be spending our second Christmas in Rikers!
Nov 22, 2012
answer to #1 yes i do, cant take the heat, get into another field, answer to #2 nope, no problem here except shitty healthcare which will get worse. answer to # 3, drs, nurses dont know everything, best thing in the world for me is to just see my own dr, do what he says plus common sense and IF the time comes to where i cant care for myself, i will get home healthcare where i have more control . plus the info on the net is amazing, sorry to say, but there are ppl within the industry that have no buisness in healthcare, no buisness around humans as a whole, you chose that profession, stayed, boohoo, thats the breaks, we are facing a healthcare meltdown as it is, ppl, learn to to take care of yourselves and if you get a bad nurse, bad aid etc, dont be afraid to complain, that is your right, and stay on them, alot of these ppl would make nazi dr mengela himself proud, they alot of times aggravate situations instead of helping a situation. so too bad whoever doesnt like it but it's true
Nov 22, 2012
What?
A KENNEDY NOT LIKING "THE GOVERNMENT'" SOMEONE ELSE DICTATING WHAT THEY DO?
ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR OWN CHILDREN.
Nov 22, 2012
I'm sure a lot! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I know it's a sad time too, but just think how proud Beth would be of you for taking care of her son and Steven! I miss all of you!
Nov 24, 2012
Miss you too nickie!