NOTE: This article accommodates sexually specific language and disturbing content material. Read at your personal discretion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A New York jury has ordered author and director James Toback<\/a> to pay US$1.68 billion in damages to 40 girls who accused him of sexual abuse<\/a> and different crimes over a span of 35 years, in line with legal professionals representing the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n Toback, 80, was accused of abusing his energy within the movie business to sexually assault girls throughout 4 many years. Accusations that he engaged in years of sexual abuse surfaced in late 2017 because the #MeToo<\/a> motion gained consideration. They had been first reported by the Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n The resolution stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for individuals to file lawsuits over sexual assault claims even when they happened many years in the past.<\/p>\n Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Wednesday\u2019s resolution marks one of many largest jury awards for the reason that #MeToo motion started, in addition to in New York state historical past, mentioned lawyer Brad Beckworth, of the regulation agency Nix Patterson LLP, in an interview.<\/p>\n He mentioned the decision included $280 million in compensatory damages and $1.4 billion for punitive damages to the plaintiffs. The courtroom has not but launched documentation of the decision as of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\")