LA County Announces $4 Billion Tentative Settlement for Juvenile Sexual Abuse Claims

Most allegations stem from incidents in the 1980s through early 2000s at Probation Department facilities and the MacLaren Children’s Center.

Jonathan Wright, 39, holds up the T-shirt he was given when he first went to MacLaren Children's Center in El Monte as an 8-year-old, during a news conference in Los Angeles, June 9, 2022. Christopher Weber/AP Photo

Los Angeles County officials announced on April 4 a tentative $4 billion agreement to settle approximately 6,800 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities dating back to 1959, marking the largest settlement of its kind in U.S. history.

The proposed settlement, which requires approval from both the LA County Claims Board and the Board of Supervisors, surpasses a record $2.6 billion payout made by the Boy Scouts of America in 2022.