Katie Brennan settles lawsuit against state and Murphy campaign for $1 million

Source: The Star-Ledger

Katie Brennan, the former campaign volunteer whose explosive rape allegations led to legislative hearings and promised reforms, has settled her lawsuit against the state and Gov. Phil Murphy’s campaign for $1 million, her both sides announced Friday.

The state and Murphy for Governor, Inc. will pay a total of $1 million -- with $600,000 going to a charity and $400,000 to Brennan’s attorneys. Neither side admitted any wrongdoing.

Brennan said she was pleased the settlement included an award to the Waterfront Project, a non-profit group in Hudson County that will use the donation to help low-income survivors of sexual assault.

The 17-page settlement also says Brennan and Al Alvarez, the former Murphy campaign adviser she accused of raping her, will participate in a “restorative justice" program. It will include an anti-sexual harassment class for Alvarez and a meeting between Brennan and Alvarez with a facilitator within six months.

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