UC to pay $73 million to victims of alleged sexual abuse by UCLA gynecologist
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Source: Los Angeles Times
The University of California system would pay $73 million under a proposed settlement reached Monday in a class-action lawsuit filed by seven women who accused a former UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse.
James Heaps, 67, who is criminally charged with sexually abusing seven patients — not necessary the same seven —is accused in the civil litigation of sexual assault and sexual misconduct from 1983 to 2019, during his tenure at the UCLA student health center and UCLA Medical Center.
In addition to the named plaintiffs, the class-action lawsuit could eventually include more than 6,600 patients of Heaps. A U.S. District Court judge will have to approve the final settlement.
The agreement filed Monday also requires UCLA to undertake reform measures. UCLA has been accused of keeping Heaps’ misconduct secret before his arrest in June 2019 for sexually touching two patients in 2017.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-16/uc-to-pay-73-million-to-victims-of-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-ucla-gynecologist
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