LA County to Sign on $4 Billion Settlement for Survivors Sexually Abused in Juvenile Centers and Foster Care Shelters

A record-breaking $4 billion settlement has been approved for thousands of people who were sexually abused as children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile justice centers and foster care shelters.

The settlement was approved by the county Board of Supervisors on April 29. 

The payouts would be the culmination of yearslong class action lawsuits representing 6,800 plaintiffs who say they were abused by foster care and probation staffers dating back to 1959. 

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