Los Angeles County spent millions of tax dollars in recent years to settle and hide sexual misconduct cases by county employees, ranging from harassment to rape. Using materials obtained in a public records request, KPCC and LAist identified 134 cases that ended with settlements or judgments. From July 2004 to November 2017, the county paid more than $36.3 million – including $13.7 million in attorney fees – to resolve misconduct claims, despite the county implementing what it described as the nation’s “gold standard” for protecting employees from harassment. (Source: LAist, October 17.)