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Santa Monica approves $122.5M settlement of sex abuse claims against former city employee

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Santa Monica will pay $122.5 million to 124 people who alleged they suffered sexual abuse as children at the hands of a former city employee who volunteered with the Police Activities League, attorneys said Wednesday.

The settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Santa Monica Council, brings to nearly $230 million the total amount paid by the city to resolve legal claims brought against the city over the alleged actions of Eric Uller, who killed himself in 2018 after being charged with various molestation counts . . .

>Santa Monica approves $122.5M settlement of sex abuse claims against former city employee >SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Santa Monica will pay $122.5 million to 124 people who alleged they suffered sexual abuse as children at the hands of a former city employee who volunteered with the Police Activities League, attorneys said Wednesday. >The settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Santa Monica Council, brings to nearly $230 million the total amount paid by the city to resolve legal claims brought against the city over the alleged actions of Eric Uller, who killed himself in 2018 after being charged with various molestation counts . . . [Source Article](https://www.foxla.com/news/santa-monica-approves-122-5m-settlement-sex-abuse-claims-against-eric-uller)

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How is this the city's cost to pay?

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Claypool alleged that Uller groomed young children through the PAL program, often giving them food, money or gifts, and sometimes taking them to sporting events. He alleged in lawsuits that city officials were made aware of Uller's behavior as early as the 1990s, but nothing was done.

I'd say because the police and the pal program were city funded entities and the perp was not investigated or removed after initial complaints.