Raped by Policeman, Woman Wins $150,000
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury Friday awarded $150,000 to a Northridge woman who sued the city after being raped by an on-duty Los Angeles policeman in 1981. Jurors deliberated for two days before deciding 10 to 2 for the woman, a 31-year-old mother of two.
The woman also sued the ex-policeman, Leigh B. Schroyer, who was convicted of rape in 1982 and served 18 months in prison. Superior Court Judge Carlos E. Velarde awarded an additional $300,000 in damages to the woman in a judgment against Schroyer, but her attorney, Vann Slater, said he does not expect to collect it.
Assistant City Atty. Flora Trostler, who defended the city, said the award was too high. She said the city will decide whether to appeal.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
