Deal represents largest aggregate settlement in US history as officials issue apology for \u2018reprehensible acts\u2019<\/p>\n
Los Angeles county officials on Tuesday approved a $4bn payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.<\/p>\n
The agreement reached on April 4 far surpasses a $2.6bn settlement reached in 2022 with the Boy Scouts of America that was the largest aggregate sexual abuse settlement in US history at the time.<\/p>\n
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