Los Angeles approves $4bn payout to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6WYW0)
Deal represents largest aggregate settlement in US history as officials issue apology for reprehensible acts'
Los Angeles county officials on Tuesday approved a $4bn payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.
The agreement reached on April 4 far surpasses a $2.6bn settlement reached in 2022 with the Boy Scouts of America that was the largest aggregate sexual abuse settlement in US history at the time.
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