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Federal government reaches $18M settlement over claims it didn’t stop abusive IHS doctor
The federal government paid $18 million to 12 Native American survivors abused by Dr. Weber, highlighting leadership failures that allowed abuse over two decades.
- The federal government settled for $18 million with 12 people abused by an Indian Health Service doctor in Montana and South Dakota.
- Peter Janci, representing the victims, stated that $32.5 million has been recovered for claims against the doctor.
- The doctor, Weber, was convicted of abusing young Native American boys in Montana and South Dakota.
- Shane Colton emphasized the significance of the settlement, stating leadership failed to heed warnings about Weber.
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ABC FOX Montana+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Settlement reached for victims of former Indian Health Services doctor
MISSOULA, Mont. – A federal settlement has been reached with victims of Stanley Patrick Weber, a former Indian Health Services pediatrician convicted of sexually abusing boys on the Blackfeet Reservation and Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The U.S. government…
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Government reaches $18M settlement with MT, SD people abused by Indian Health Service doctor
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The federal government recently finalized an $18 million settlement with a group of 12 people who were abused by an Indian Health Service doctor in Montana and South Dakota.
·United States
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