Judge OKs $4.2M class action settlement in JCPD sexual assault-related lawsuit

Judge gives preliminary approval for JCPD sexual assault settlement

A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $4.2 million class action settlement for about 375 women and girls who reported sexual assaults to Johnson City police from 2018 to 2022.

Judge OKs $4.2M class action settlement in JCPD sexual assault-related lawsuit

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A federal judge has formally approved a $4.2 million settlement covering all women and girls who reported sexual assaults to the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) from 2018 through 2022, estimated at around 375 people. Ballad CEO: Unicoi County Hospital rebuild in question due to Senate spending bill Judge Travis McDonough issued the order Wednesday. The class action suit stemmed from an original 2023 lawsu…