Los Angeles County launched an investigation Tuesday to determine whether a record $4-billion sex abuse settlement approved this year may be tainted. County supervisors unanimously a motion to have county lawyers investigate possible misconduct by "legal representatives" involved in the recent flood of sex abuse litigation against L.A. County. The county auditor's office also will set up a hotline dedicated to tips from the public related to the lawsuits, according to the motion.
The police truly screwed this one up," Jeff Hershberg, a criminal defence lawyer not involved in the case, told CBC News. "When you have a confluence of errors and lying on the stand trying to mislead a judge, the only result that should come is dismissal of the charges.