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UC system to pay $73 million to alleged victims of Dr. James Heaps, who is accused of sexual abusing patients.
“Obviously, we want a hearing to be able to cross-examine these alleged victims but now we will do it at trial,” Levine said.
Levine said his client will post bail.
The UC system has acknowledged staff members received complaints about Heaps dating back to the 1990s, and even when it took a detailed report in 2017 and initiated investigations, it took a year for him to leave. UCLA made no public statements about Heaps’ alleged conduct upon his retirement in 2018, when it declined to renew his contract.
the freddie gray case in baltimore is nearing a crucial phase. questions about gray s health are being raised just ten days before the trial begins for the police officer who drove the van where gray was fatally injured. defense attorneys for officer cesar goodson claim gray complained of back problems weeks before he got in the van and suffered a spinal injury last april. the defense cites a recently unsealed document that states gray allegedly mentioned his back pain when he met with baltimore police less than two weeks before his arrest. joining me again darren kavinoky, and defense attorney trent copeland. so, darren, tell us how is this unsealed police document going to hold up in court. yeah. i m not sure how much mileage they re going to get from this, but it s very interesting, brianna, because it opens up a whole slew of issues. so this all arises from an
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