LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Unified School District has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with a student who alleges that her third-grade teacher Paul Chapel sexually assaulted her during the 2010-11 school year when she was 8 years old.
Former teacher Paul Chapel in 2014 (credit: CBS)
The judge approved the $2.1 million settlement on Monday with the now 17-year-old plaintiff.
Chapel, who taught at Telfair Elementary School, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in September 2012 after he was found guilty of abusing underage boys and girls.
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The LAUSD previously reached settlements with 12 former students who agreed to a collective $30 million settlement in May 2016.
In addition, the district reached settlements of $2.1 million each last July with two now-adult plaintiffs alleging abuse.
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