Tennessee City Settles Rape Lawsuit

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Tennessee city accused of botching rape investigations agrees to $28M settlement

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The settlement would resolve the lawsuit filed by women under pseudonyms against the city and individual police officers.

The lawsuit includes a broader settlement class of up to 400 women, including minors, who lodged any report of sexual abuse or trafficking to Johnson City Police from 2018 through 2022 .

The city and the officers have long denied corruption allegations.

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