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California School District To Pay $2.25 Million To Sex Abuse Victim Of Teacher Who Gave Birth To Student's Baby

In August 2016, the district agreed to pay $6 million to a former student who impregnated Whitehust while she was his teacher.

Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst
Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst (CBS Los Angeles)

September 11, 2023

A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing.

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The settlement brings to $8.25 million the amount paid by Redlands Unified School District to Laura Whitehurst's victims since her 2013 arrest, the Southern California News Group reported Sunday.

In August 2016, the district agreed to pay $6 million to a former student who impregnated Whitehust while she was his teacher.

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