The University of California has agreed to pay nearly $250m (£185m) to over 200 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist.
Multiple women accuse the university’s Los Angeles site (UCLA) of deliberately hiding James Heaps’ alleged sexual abuse of patients.
Mr Heaps faces 21 criminal counts of sexual abuse against seven women and has pleaded not guilty.
Tuesday’s settlement does not halt an ongoing lawsuit by more than 300 patients.
Last July, a federal judge approved a $73m settlement against Mr 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.
John C Manley, a lawyer representing one of the women who has filed criminal charges against Mr Heaps, alleged he was a sophisticated predator who committed abuse under the guise of normal medical examinations.
Source: US university in $250m payout for doctor’s sex abuse – BBC News