A high profile class-action lawsuit in Johnson City alleging police officers took bribes to avoid investigating convicted child rapist Sean Williams is settled.
Johnson City commissioners voted, unanimously, Thursday evening to approve the $28 million settlement in exchange for the plaintiffs dismissing with prejudice all claims and allegations in the lawsuit against the Johnson City Police Department and its officers.
The payout was approved nearly two years after several unnamed Jane Does filed the lawsuit alleging that police for years improperly handled sexual assault cases and ignored the actions of a serial rape suspect as he preyed on victims.
