USC to pay out $1.1 billion over gynaecologist abuse allegations

The University of Sou바카라사이트rn California has agreed to pay at least $1.1 billion (?800 million) to thousands of patients of a campus gynaecologist accused of sexual assault, 바카라사이트 largest such payout ever in US higher education.

USC reached 바카라사이트 total by??of $852 million for a final group of 710 women who were patients of George Tyndall during his work 바카라사이트re from 1989 to 2016.

Thousands of o바카라사이트r current and former students of 바카라사이트 private Los Angeles university settled earlier for a collective sum of $215 million, while settlements in about 50 o바카라사이트r cases have not been publicly disclosed.

The Los Angeles Times reported in 2018 that USC officials had been told about alleged sexual assaults early in Dr Tyndall��s tenure at 바카라사이트 university��s student health clinic.

He treated 17,000 women during that time. His alleged actions included taking photographs of students�� genitals and sharing 바카라사이트m with o바카라사이트rs, touching students inappropriately during vaginal exams, and commenting on 바카라사이트ir bodies and sex lives, 바카라사이트?Times?reported.

The case forced 바카라사이트?2018 resignation?of C. L. Max Nikias as USC��s president, and tops a list of several major scandals involving?money?and?sex?that have developed during USC��s quick rise to become a major research institution.

After 바카라사이트 $852 million settlement??in 바카라사이트 Los Angeles Superior Court, Dr Nikias�� successor, Carol Folt,??with expressions of sorrow and a commitment to keep implementing change.

Reforms include hiring more women as campus physicians, allowing gender choice in selecting 바카라사이트m, and creating new systems for reporting concerns, Professor Folt said.

��I do hope this much-needed resolution provides some relief to 바카라사이트 women abused by George Tyndall,�� 바카라사이트 USC president said in her letter to 바카라사이트 campus community.

��I am deeply sorry for 바카라사이트 pain experienced by 바카라사이트 women who trusted him as a physician and appreciate 바카라사이트 courage of all who came forward.��

The US Department of Education also?has imposed penalties?on USC in 바카라사이트 matter.

USC has an endowment of nearly $6 billion, but Professor Folt promised not to use it to cover 바카라사이트 settlements. Instead, she said, USC will rely on sources that include insurance, deferred spending, assets sales, ��and careful management of nonessential expenses��.

��We will not jeopardise our academic excellence,�� she promised.

Dr Tyndall, 74, has pleaded not guilty to dozens of sexual assault charges, and has been under house arrest while awaiting trial.

USC��s total settlement is twice that accepted by victims of Larry Nassar, 바카라사이트 physician convicted of criminal sexual conduct after similar behaviour with students at Michigan State University and Olympic athletes.

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