"Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said Wednesday his office has started a wide-ranging probe into claims that plaintiffs made up stories of abuse in order to sue the county, which agreed to the historic $4-billion sex abuse settlement this spring. The announcement follows Times investigations that found nine people who said they were paid small amounts of cash by recruiters to sue the county for sex abuse in juvenile halls."
""They looked at this opportunity to compensate these true victims of sex abuse as an opportunity to personally profit and engage in some of the most greedy and heinous conduct," Hochman said at a news conference Wednesday morning in the Hall of Justice downtown. "We are going to aggressively go after them." All nine plaintiffs had their cases filed by Downtown LA Law Group, a personal injury firm that represents roughly 2,700 people in the county settlement."
"Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said his office will investigate claims that plaintiffs made up stories of sexual abuse in order to sue L.A. County. The announcement follows Times investigations that found nine people who said they were paid by recruiters to join the litigation. Four said they filed false claims. Hochman said any plaintiff who contacted his office to provide "truthful information" regarding false claims would not have the statements used against them in court."
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman opened a wide-ranging investigation into allegations that some plaintiffs fabricated sexual-abuse claims to join the county's $4 billion juvenile-hall settlement. Reporting identified nine individuals who said recruiters paid them small amounts to file claims; four admitted filing false allegations. All nine cases were filed by Downtown LA Law Group, which represents about 2,700 claimants and denies wrongdoing. Hochman characterized some conduct as greedy and heinous, called for aggressive enforcement, and said plaintiffs who provide truthful information would not have those statements used against them in court.
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