A married New York doctor begged his stripper mistress to show mercy as she allegedly warned she would “end” his family and arrange for his father-in-law to be killed, according to dramatic text messages submitted in court.
Dr. Keith Hoerning, 51, is asking a Suffolk County judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Rosana Kissoon against him and his wife, alleging the 39-year-old exotic dancer spent months blackmailing him by demanding cash to keep their affair hidden.
In a filing last month, Kissoon claimed Hoerning pursued her into an 18-month relationship, told her he loved her, provided financial support and repeatedly vowed to leave his family so the two could start a future together.
She further alleged that once she revealed the affair to his wife, Nicole, 34, Hoerning retaliated by trying to get her arrested and seeking a restraining order while falsely casting her as a danger to his family.
Hoerning is now pushing back in his own sworn statement, calling the relationship with Kissoon the “worst mistake of my life” in a filing submitted Thursday.
He maintains that the large amounts of money he sent Kissoon were not lavish gestures of romance, but payments made under pressure as her demands and alleged threats grew more erratic.
Attached to the motion are screenshots of purported text conversations that Hoerning says show Kissoon’s threats intensifying as the affair unraveled.
In one alleged exchange, Kissoon asked Hoerning: “Are u willing to pay me to let this go and leave u alone?”
Dr Keith Hoerning, 51, has asked a New York court to dismiss his former mistress’s lawsuit against him and his wife Nicole (right) claiming she extorted her for money in a ‘menacing’ blackmail plot
Rosana Kissoon, 39, alleged in a lawsuit that she and Hoerning had an affair after meeting at a Long Island strip club but he later called the police when she exposed their affair to his wife
The message followed a string of complaints that Hoerning made time for his wife but not for her, with Kissoon allegedly writing: ‘All I wanted was for you to try and make us happy. You never even try. U are only doing things for that relationship not ours.’
Other exchanges were considerably darker.
Kissoon allegedly told Hoerning, ‘From now on you will only pay me,’ before declaring minutes later, ‘I want u dead,’ and warning: ‘If i have be with u I’ll end ur family.’
Hoerning responded apologetically, writing: ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘I don’t understand what happened.’
In another exchange, Kissoon allegedly threatened Hoerning’s father-in-law after suggesting he was standing in the way of their relationship.
‘I will get him killed,’ she wrote, according to the exhibit. ‘If he’s why we cant be together.’
‘I dont want you to hurt anyone,’ Hoerning replied, before repeatedly urging her to stop.
Filed alongside the motion are screenshots of alleged text exchanges that Hoerning claims capture Kissoon’s threats escalating as their affair fell apart. In one Kissoon is alleged to write: ‘I want u dead’
In another exchange, Kissoon allegedly threatened Hoerning’s father-in-law after suggesting he was standing in the way of their relationship
The filings also allegedly show fights in which money and the prospect of exposing the affair appeared intertwined.
‘I want it all,’ Kissoon allegedly wrote in one exchange. ‘You said you will pay for my car… You want her ok… It will be a price ok.’
Hoerning replied, ‘I can’t be if you keep acting this way,’ later adding, ‘I paid bc you told me.’
In an additional exchange, Kissoon is alleged to have written: ‘It’s over…I never cared about u… I used u.’
The texts are followed by nine individual messages that read: ‘I want to call her,’ appearing to reference Hoerning’s wife, Nicole.
‘I don’t know why u are being like this…Please stop…Pleas [sic] just stop,’ Hoerning pleads in response.
His attorneys claim the messages show Kissoon was using the threat of disclosure to extract money from the doctor, an allegation she has previously disputed through her lawsuit, which characterized the payments as voluntary financial support during their relationship.
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‘I met Rosana Kissoon and developed a relationship with her that reflects the worst mistake of my life,’ a sworn affirmation from Hoerning reads.
‘Capitalizing on my mistake, Ms Kissoon began demanding money from me on the threat of exposing our secret relationship to my family, and she engaged in other threatening and menacing behavior.’
Hoerning is a family physician with 25 years of experience. He called his relationship with Kissoon in a sworn declaration the ‘worst mistake’ of his life
Kissoon is seeking damages that could exceed $1 million. Her attorney has not yet responded to Hoerning’s filing
Hoerning said that he eventually hired an attorney, ended the relationship and made clear he would no longer be ‘caving’ to Kissoon’s alleged threats.
‘The present lawsuit appears to be an attempt to continue menacing and embarrassing me, now out in the spotlight of public litigation filings, even though the suit is completely meritless on its substance.’
Kissoon’s attorney, Michael Treanor, has not yet returned a request for comment on the new filings.
In earlier remarks to Our News Outlet, however, Treanor rejected suggestions that Kissoon had pursued Hoerning for his money and insisted she had genuinely believed they were building a future together.
‘When I took on this case, it didn’t strike me as a gold-digger situation,’ he said. ‘It struck me that she cared for him.’
Treanor instead accused Hoerning of turning the legal system against Kissoon once their relationship collapsed.
‘She found out she wasn’t going to have that, and then Keith brought the whole legal system and judicial and police force on her,’ he said.
Barket had already accused Kissoon of blackmail before Thursday’s filing, telling Our News Outlet that her lawsuit was ‘filled with lies’ and claiming he had text messages and recordings that proved an ‘extortion plot.’
He described Hoerning as a married man who had made an ‘error’ and was subsequently blackmailed, and did not rule out pursuing criminal charges against Kissoon over her alleged conduct.
In one of the alleged texts shared as part of the filing Kissoon and Hoerning appeared to argue over the payment of a car
‘I want it all…you said you will pay for my car,’ Kissoon is alleged to have written
Hoerning’s attorney accused Kissoon of blackmail before Thursday’s filing, telling Our News Outlet that her lawsuit was ‘filled with lies’ and he had text messages proving an ‘extortion plot’
The Hoernings are asking a Suffolk County judge to throw out Kissoon’s entire case, arguing that even if her version of events is accepted as true, she still has no valid legal claim against them.
They also want it declared a SLAPP suit, essentially accusing Kissoon of weaponizing the courts to punish them for reporting her to police and seeking protective orders.
If the judge agrees, Kissoon could potentially be ordered to pay their attorney fees and other damages.
Kissoon is seeking damages that could exceed $1 million, accusing the Hoernings of abusing the legal process, defaming her and intentionally causing her emotional harm after she exposed the affair.
Her attorney, Michael Treanor, previously told Our News Outlet that Kissoon believed Hoerning’s promises of a future together and had been victimized when the relationship instead ended in police and court action.
‘It’s not just that she thought she was going to have a better life,’ Treanor said. ‘She’s done nothing wrong but have a relationship with Mr. Hoerning.’
Barket has offered a starkly different view, portraying Kissoon as the aggressor and likening her lawsuit to a burglar attempting to sue a homeowner after getting hurt during a break-in.
‘It’s frivolous and insane,’ Barket claimed. ‘I can’t believe she found a lawyer to bring it, but it certainly explains in part why our profession is not always held in high esteem.’
