前儿科医生Stuart Copperman下令向自1980年代以来遭受虐待的妇女支付16亿美元。 Former pediatrician Stuart Copperman ordered to pay $1.6 billion to women abused since the 1980s.

一个纽约法院命令前儿科医生Stuart Copperman向100多名妇女支付16亿美元,这些妇女指控他犯有性虐待罪,可追溯到1980年代。 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在家中执业,没有受到刑事指控,但在2000年丧失了医疗执照。 Copperman, who practiced from his home, was not criminally charged but lost his medical license in 2000. 在2019年通过了《纽约儿童受害者法》之后,这些妇女能够提起诉讼,允许她们为以往的虐待寻求正义。 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. 奖项范围从50万至3 200万美元不等。 Awards ranged from $500,000 to $32 million.