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Sacramento, City School District Agree to Pay Over $52 Million to Settle Classroom Sex Abuse Case

Sacramento and the city’s school district will pay more than $52 million to settle lawsuits alleging negligence by officials after an aide pleaded guilty to sexually abusing at least eight elementary school students nearly a decade ago.

Joshua Vasquez was sentenced to 150 years to life in prison in 2016 after admitting he molested children as young as seven in a classroom at Mark Twain Elementary School. Vasquez worked as program leader for the city’s START after-school program and also as a part-time employee with the Sacramento City Unified School District.

A settlement agreement finalized last week calls for a $40 million payout for five of the victims, with the city paying about 60% and the district the rest, the Sacramento Bee reported Sunday. A separate deal for a sixth victim resulted in a $12.5 million payout.

Read more at CBSNews.com.

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