Los Angeles County announced Friday that it has tentatively agreed to pay an additional $828 million to resolve 415 new cases alleging childhood sexual abuse in county facilities, building on the $4 billion settlement unveiled earlier this year — the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history.
If approved by the Los Angeles County Claims Board and the Board of Supervisors, the new deal would push the county’s total payouts in these cases to over $4.8 billion, covering claims brought under California Assembly Bill 218 (A.B. 218) — a 2020 law that temporarily extended the statute of limitations for survivors of child sexual abuse to file civil claims.
Scope of the Settlement
According to the county’s Friday statement, the new agreement will cover claims against the Department of Children and Family Services and the Probation Department. The 415 cases involve alleged abuse in juvenile detention centers and the now-shuttered MacLaren Children’s Center foster care facility.
Each claimant will receive an award determined by an independent allocator, with compensation based on factors such as severity and credibility of the alleged abuse.
