The victim in a childhood sex abuse lawsuit in Hawaii was awarded a $40 million settlement.
This week, a Circuit Court awarded the plaintiff known only as “N.D.” a total of $40 million dollars in damages in connection with N.D’s claims that the Defendant, Keneth L. Apana, raped and sexually abused her in 1992 when she was just 12.
Apana was an “Elder” in the Jehovah’s Witness church at the time he sexually assaulted the plaintiff. Court findings showed the abuse took place during sleepovers at Apana’s house.
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