Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 8:15:25 GMT -6
San Diego — San Diego agreed to pay $667,000 on Tuesday to settle one of three unresolved sexual battery and harassment lawsuits against former Mayor Bob Filner.
The payment ends a sexual harassment suit filed by Benelia Santos-Hunter, who worked as the mayor’s executive assistant before accusations of inappropriate behavior from more than a dozen women prompted Filner to resign in 2013.
It’s the largest settlement the city has paid in litigation involving Filner. City Attorney Jan Goldsmith predicted on Tuesday that the city’s total Filner-related payouts would be in the range of $1 million to $1.1 million when two remaining cases conclude.
Goldsmith said during a news conference Tuesday afternoon that his office chose to settle the case, which had been scheduled to go to trial the day before, because he was worried the city might have had to pay significantly more money to Santos-Hunter.
Read more: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/02/filner-santos-hunter-lawsuit-sexual-settle/
The payment ends a sexual harassment suit filed by Benelia Santos-Hunter, who worked as the mayor’s executive assistant before accusations of inappropriate behavior from more than a dozen women prompted Filner to resign in 2013.
It’s the largest settlement the city has paid in litigation involving Filner. City Attorney Jan Goldsmith predicted on Tuesday that the city’s total Filner-related payouts would be in the range of $1 million to $1.1 million when two remaining cases conclude.
Goldsmith said during a news conference Tuesday afternoon that his office chose to settle the case, which had been scheduled to go to trial the day before, because he was worried the city might have had to pay significantly more money to Santos-Hunter.
Read more: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/02/filner-santos-hunter-lawsuit-sexual-settle/