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Los Angeles County to pay $4 billion to settle over 6,800 sex abuse claims

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Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $4 billion to settle more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims, some dating back to 1959. Most of the cases involve allegations of abuse in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Los Angeles County to pay $4 billion to settle over 6,800 sex abuse claims

Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $4 billion to settle more than 6,800 sexual assault lawsuits. Some of the lawsuits date back to 1959. This was reported by The New York Times, writes UNN.

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This agreement will settle lawsuits filed by thousands of people who claimed sexual assault and abuse in foster families and juvenile colonies.

The agreement will be officially approved within the next two weeks by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Claims Board.

According to county officials, most cases involve allegations of violence that occurred in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in probation and foster care facilities. A significant number - in the MacLaren Children's Center - a county orphanage that operated for 42 years near Los Angeles.

This shelter was opened in 1961 as a temporary foster home, and was finally closed in 2003 due to lawsuits over child abuse. At that time, the jury concluded that the management of the MacLaren Children's Center allowed convicted robbers and drug dealers to take care of children and did not check the criminal past of employees for decades

- the publication notes.

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Later, former residents claimed that employees sexually assaulted them and punished them if they told about it. Some of the victims said they were only 5 years old at the time.

The agreement is the result of changes in California law that expanded both the liability of state institutions for sexual assault by employees and increased opportunities for victims to file lawsuits. In particular, the age limit for lawsuits regarding sexual abuse of children was increased to 40 years.

Due to compensation payments, the district will most likely have to cut the budget, attract reserves and take out loans.

One of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs said in an interview that the parties had been negotiating for more than a year and a half to strike a balance between compensation for the victims and the solvency of the district.

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