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Litigation

Oct. 12, 2000

Two Get $14 Million For False Accusations

NORWALK - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $14 million to a former Pico Rivera couple who contended that their civil rights were violated when they were falsely arrested for allegedly molesting more than a dozen children.

        NORWALK - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $14 million to a former Pico Rivera couple who contended that their civil rights were violated when they were falsely arrested for allegedly molesting more than a dozen children.
        After a six-week deliberation, jurors on Friday awarded Tim and Helen O'Keefe $14 million in damages for their 1984 arrest on molestation cha...

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