The University of Southern California agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a civil suit resulting from sex abuse claims. The settlement stems from a lawsuit against the university following a former USC gynecologist being arrested and charged with sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court approved a deal allowing the University of Southern California to pay $852 million to settle a lawsuit accusing a gynecologist once employed by the university of sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls.
The university finalized a similar settlement in 2019, paying $215 million to the victims of Dr. George Tyndall in an agreement that was criticized by their lawyers for being “way too minimal” and absolving the university of its potential role as an accessory to his crimes.
“We still don’t know when did USC first know, how often were they warned, what administrators were involved,” said attorney John Manly at the time.
So far, the University of Southern California has agreed to pay a record $1.1 billion in settlements resolving civil claims of sexual abuse.
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