Los Angeles mayoral candidate Karen Bass and attorney Gloria Allred are calling on Rick Caruso to 'take accountability' and 'come clean' in regard to his role in the George Tyndall / USC sexual abuse scandal.
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Karen Bass and attorney Gloria Allred are calling on Rick Caruso to "take accountability" and "come clean" in regard to his role in the George Tyndall / USC sexual abuse scandal.
. The Mar. 2021 resolution was considered the largest known settlement against any university and the largest personal injury settlement against any college or university in U.S. history.George Tyndall: $852M settlement reached in lawsuits over sexual abuse by ex-USC gynecologist "He raised the hopes of victims, who simply wanted the truth," Allred said. "But then he cruelly broke his promise to them later, leaving many of them feeling betrayed by him and the university they represented. My clients want answers from Rick Caruso," Allred said. The LA Times report stated Caruso alleged "the decision was based on concern about victims." Experts, he said, told the trustees that the details could re-traumatize Tyndall's patients.
"We do not need a mayor who leaves behind him a trail of broken promises… his apology does not help. If he was truly apologetic, he would have released the report," Allred said. Bass said the stakes in the election are "too high" adding that Caruso has "repeatedly lied about during his campaign to protect himself.
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