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University of California agrees to pay $250m to over 200 women – See details

kunle kunle by kunle kunle
January 11, 2024
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The University of California has agreed to pay $250m to over 200 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist.

 

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Multiple women accused the university’s Los Angeles campus (UCLA) of deliberately hiding James Heaps’ alleged sexual abuse of patients.

Dr Heaps was based at the UCLA student health centre during his 35-year career between 1983 and 2018 and allegedly abused hundreds of women, some of whom had cancer.

 

University of California agrees to pay $250m to over 200 women sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist

The university did not begin investigating complaints against Heaps until 2017 and hundreds of lawsuits against the school accused the learning center of deliberately hiding the gynaecologist’s alleged sexual abuse of patients.

In 2019, his medical licence was suspended by a judge for the duration of the sex abuse case and now the school has agreed to pay the hefty sum as compensation to the aghroved parties.

The university said it hoped the financial settlement would provide “healing and closure” for the women involved.

Last July, a federal judge approved a $73m settlement against Heaps, which was brought by more than 5,500 women.

According to lawyers in the case, he was once the highest paid doctor in the entire University of California system.

Heaps now faces 21 criminal counts of sexual abuse against seven women and has pleaded not guilty.

“The conduct alleged to have been committed by Heaps is reprehensible and contrary to the University’s values,” a UCLA statement said.

“Our first and highest obligation will always be to the communities we serve, and we hope this settlement is one step toward providing healing and closure for the plaintiffs involved.”

Kara Cagle, a breast cancer survivor who alleged Heaps assaulted her while she was undergoing treatment at the university, told the Los Angeles Times:

“Today, after eight long years, I received recognition of what happened to me.

“Although there is some consolation in that, my heart breaks for all the women who were not spared, all the women who suffered after me, because UCLA refused to act.”

The settlement does not stop an ongoing lawsuit by more than 300 patients.

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