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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsConservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/politics/matt-schlapp-settlement-sexual-assault-lawsuit/index.htmlCNN
The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against Schlapp, multiple sources familiar with the case told CNN.
The $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an insurance policy, according to a source familiar with the details. Schlapps legal team did not respond for comment when asked about the financial settlement, but on Tuesday said that Huffman dropped the lawsuit and Schlapp claimed he had been exonerated.
From the beginning, I asserted my innocence, Schlapp said in a statement. Our family was attacked, especially by a left-wing media that is focused on the destruction of conservatives regardless of the truth and the facts.
Schlapps lawyers also released a statement by Huffman, the language of which was part of their private agreement.
The claims made in my lawsuits were the result of a complete misunderstanding, and I regret that the lawsuit caused pain to the Schlapp family, Huffman said, according to that statement. Neither the Schlapps nor the ACU paid me anything to dismiss my claims against them.
*snip*
That's a whole lotta money to pay out for a "misunderstanding."
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Conservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 27
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Bev54
(10,052 posts)1. Sounds pretty much like a guilty plea to me.
viva la
(3,300 posts)2. "I misunderstood when he grabbed my crotch."
Neither the Schlapps nor the ACU paid me anything to dismiss my claims against them. (No, just their insurance company did.)
Drum
(9,161 posts)3. Those post-settlement statements...
UTUSN
(70,700 posts)4. Why oh why
keithbvadu2
(36,816 posts)5. That misunderstanding seems to be understood quite well.
BlueKota
(1,741 posts)6. What is the payment by the insurance company for then?
Why accept money for wrongly accusing someone? If what Huffman is now claiming is true wouldn't he be the one paying off a defemation settlement to Schlapp?
But dumb as rock Magats will believe anything their good old boy leaders tell them, no matter how little sense it makes. 🤦♀️