Overview
- Campbell Hall reached a confidential settlement with the woman who says Byron Scott sexually assaulted her at the school in 1987, and the terms are under seal pending further court proceedings.
- The civil trial against Scott is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 in Van Nuys at the Los Angeles County Superior Court and will determine liability and damages solely against him.
- Scott has acknowledged there was sexual contact but says in court filings that he believed the woman was 18 at the time, creating a core factual dispute the jury will weigh.
- Scott’s lawyers have asked the court to offset any jury award by the amount Campbell Hall paid in its settlement while the plaintiff argues offsets should apply only to economic losses.
- The lawsuit was filed under the California Child Victims Act during its temporary filing window and survived Campbell Hall’s motion for summary judgment after a judge found the school had a duty to supervise students.