O ex-pediatra Stuart Copperman ordenou que as mulheres abusadas pagassem US$ 1,6 bilhão desde os anos 1980. Former pediatrician Stuart Copperman ordered to pay $1.6 billion to women abused since the 1980s.

Um tribunal de Nova York ordenou que o ex-pediatra Stuart Copperman pague US $ 1,6 bilhão a mais de 100 mulheres que o acusam de abuso sexual desde a década de 1980. A New York court has ordered former pediatrician Stuart Copperman to pay $1.6 billion to over 100 women who accuse him of sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s. Copperman, que praticava em sua casa, não foi acusado criminalmente, mas perdeu sua licença médica em 2000. Copperman, who practiced from his home, was not criminally charged but lost his medical license in 2000. As mulheres foram capazes de entrar com ações judiciais após a Lei de Vítimas de Crianças de Nova York ter sido aprovada em 2019, permitindo que elas buscassem justiça por abusos passados. The women were able to file lawsuits after New York's Child Victims Act was passed in 2019, allowing them to seek justice for past abuse. Os prêmios variaram de US $ 500.000 a US $ 32 milhões. Awards ranged from $500,000 to $32 million.