BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – Former senior CNN producer John Griffin settled a lawsuit brought on behalf of a 9-year-old girl he had sexually abused at his vacation home in Vermont.
Griffin, 46, was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison in June in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to enticing minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
The Connecticut Superior Court suit filed last year on behalf of the victim, now 11, sought $15 million in damages and fees.
“Settling was the best thing to do under the circumstances,” stated Griffin’s attorney. “Because I had no doubt that my client would not get a fair trial, because of the bias that juries often have toward disgusting perverts.”