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Johnson City, TN Agrees to $28M Settlement With Survivors After Police Failed To Probe Serial Rapist Claims

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Jan 10, 2026
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Johnson City, Tennessee, has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit from survivors who say local police repeatedly failed to investigate reports of sexual assault tied to accused serial rapist Sean Williams, according to reporting by The Tennessee Lookout and AP-based outlets.

The settlement, approved by city commissioners earlier thi…

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