LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has filed a motion to pause payments from a $4 billion settlement over child sex abuse claims, citing potential fraud.
The motion, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, requests a stay on settlement payouts until December 31, 2026, while the District Attorney’s Office investigates allegations of fraudulent claims, according to a press release from the office. A hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 15, in Department 534 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.
“I look forward to the court hearing on Monday where I will ask the Court to let the District Attorney intervene and to temporarily halt the payment and distribution of funds from the over $4 billion settlement of child sex abuse claims against Los Angeles County pending further review of a very significant number of potentially fraudulent sexual abuse claims involved in the settlement,” District Attorney Hochman said…