Raped by her pastor during a counseling session near Columbus, Ohio, a
15-year-old girl and her family sued him and the church for retaining
him, despite two previous claims he’d committed sexual misconduct with
teenage girls.
A jury awarded them $3.5 million, to compensate for her trauma. But it was reduced to only $250,000 in damages under an Ohio law that limits recoveries to that amount for pain and suffering and other so-called non-economic damages.
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/12/24/rapist-pastor-protected-ohios-damage-cap/95793004/
A jury awarded them $3.5 million, to compensate for her trauma. But it was reduced to only $250,000 in damages under an Ohio law that limits recoveries to that amount for pain and suffering and other so-called non-economic damages.
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/12/24/rapist-pastor-protected-ohios-damage-cap/95793004/