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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
To say "buying off" and "shushing" victims implies a one-sided, coercive effort to have something illegal happen, such as (e.g.) demanding that she provide untrue statements to the police. That's not what happened. The "settlement" is just a contract between consenting parties. One provides consideration (cash) and the other agrees not to pursue a civil lawsuit against that first party. It shouldn't relate at all to the criminal cases.
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Although interesting point would be they are a not for profit organization so they were using funding that way and not disclosing it until after the fact to their funders, and only under duress when they were forced to. Such a dirty thing to do, so glad a small part of my kids minor hockey dues went to help protect pedophiles and gang rapists.