Former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli Liable for Sexually Assaulting 7 Women, Jury Finds
A jury found him liable for sexual assault after hearing claims from seven women, and a hearing is set to decide punitive damages.
- On Friday, a Sonoma County jury found former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexually assaulting seven women, ordering him to pay $13 million in compensatory damages. The verdict concludes a civil trial stemming from allegations spanning nearly two decades.
- Allegations against Foppoli became public in 2021, detailing misconduct between 2001 and 2020. While multiple criminal investigations followed, prosecutors declined to file charges, prompting the seven women to pursue this independent civil lawsuit seeking damages.
- Jurors awarded varying damages ranging from $6,000 to $4.65 million, with the highest going to one plaintiff. The jury also ordered the Santa Rosa chapter of the Active 20-30 Club to pay $2 million for negligence after failing to act on warnings.
- Defense attorney Andrew Watters said the team is "extremely disappointed" with the verdict and plans to evaluate an appeal, citing procedural errors. The jury returns Tuesday to determine if Foppoli must pay additional punitive damages.
- Foppoli continues to maintain his innocence, testifying that the encounters were consensual or did not occur. He faces a separate sexual assault lawsuit from former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, expected to go to trial in Florida early next year.
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California Jury Finds Former Mayor Liable For Assault, Orders $13M In Damages
A Sonoma County, California, jury found former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable on Friday for sexually assaulting seven women and ordered him to pay roughly $13 million in damages. The civil verdict follows claims spanning nearly two decades. While the allegations first surfaced publicly in 2021, the incidents described in court date from the early […] California Jury Finds Former Mayor Liable For Assault, Orders $13M In Damages
Former Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexually assaulting 7 women, jury finds
A Sonoma County jury found former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexually assaulting seven women, bringing a verdict Friday in a civil case that stemmed from allegations that first became public more than five years ago.
Jury finds ex-Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexual assault in civil trial
A jury has found former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable in a civil trial over sexual assault allegations spanning nearly two decades from seven different women. He has been ordered to pay around $13 million in compensatory damages to the victims.
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East Bay TimesFormer Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexual assault, jury rules
A jury of six men and six women announced their verdict after hearing testimony and evidence in Sonoma County Superior Court. Seven women sued Dominic Foppoli for sexual assaults going back to 2001 and the matter went to trial on July 15.
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