LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District has reached a settlement and will pay $5 million to a former student who was molested in a classroom by a teacher in 2011.
The incident occurred at Edison Middle School in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South L.A. when the victim was 13 years old.
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Attorneys for the young woman, who is now 20, called it the largest payout to a single sexual abuse victim made by LAUSD, the second-largest school district in the U.S.
District lawyers say they hope to make payment within 30 days.
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The case prompted state lawmakers to pass new measures involving minors and adults in positions of authority.