L.A. public schools’ costliest scandal tops $200 million

The Los Angeles Unified School District has now paid more than $200 million to victims of convicted serial child molester Mark Berndt. That total comes after the district agreed to pay more than $30 million to 19 additional victims, attorneys representing the plaintiffs told the Los Angeles Times. The victims were third, fourth, and fifth-grade […]The Los Angeles Unified School District has now paid more than $200 million to victims of convicted serial child molester Mark Berndt. That total comes after the district agreed to pay more than $30 million to 19 additional victims, attorneys representing the plaintiffs told the Los Angeles Times. The victims were third, fourth, and fifth-grade […]