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Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Rebukes DOE: Pay $14M To McKinley High Sex Abuse Victim
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Rebukes DOE: Pay $14M To McKinley High Sex Abuse Victim

Civil case had found boys for years preyed on a girl with cognitive abilities of a 5-year-old while school officials looked the other way.

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