Westport, CONNECTICUT

LAWSUIT -
But the town, the school board and officials still do not admit wrongdoing.

September 6, 2007 - The town of Westport, the school board and school officials agreed to a $150,000 settlement with the family of a 12-year-old girl who was fondled in 2002 by recently-sentenced Paul Held.

He was allowed to retire from the Westport Public Schools after being suspended with pay in 2002 when the girl whose family sued and another sixth-grade girl reported he touched them inappropriately. The case went to trial and Held was acquitted.

The family of the 12-year-old filed the lawsuit in 2003. Held was sentenced in August 2007 to 10 years for child pornography and lifetime Federal supervision. He had 3 to 4 MILLION images of child pornography. He also took pictures of his students under their desks.

TT - Link to Held.