Civil Litigation
Oct. 11, 2024
Wife of child abuser must pay $46M to victim, jury decides
"She ignored her husband's predatory behavior towards the three victims prior to our client over a 10-year period," plaintiff's attorney Scott R. Montgomery said.
A Santa Rosa jury awarded $46 million to a minor plaintiff in a child sexual abuse case that notably found the perpetrator's wife liable for negligence.
The civil suit, heard in Sonoma County Superior Court, involved the abuse of a minor identified as M.S. The jury determined that Terriann Kuhlmann, wife of convicted sex offender Dana McGowan, was negligent in failing to prevent the abuse of the child victim M.S. v. Dana Steven McGowan et al., Scv-271174 (Sonoma Supe...
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