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Updated · Fox News · Sep 12

Ex-Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli Ordered to Pay $13 Million for Assaulting 7 Women

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Sep 12

Ex-Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli Ordered to Pay $13 Million for Assaulting 7 Women

Q: Why was a charitable men's club forced to pay $2 million for a former mayor's alleged sexual misconduct at their convention?

The charitable men’s club was ordered to pay $2 million because the jury found it negligent in connection with one woman’s assault at its 2012 national convention in Reno, not because it committed the assault itself. In the civil case, Jane Doe 4 argued that Dominic Foppoli assaulted her during that convention and that the Active 20-30 organization failed to respond properly after she reported what happened. Jurors agreed, finding the Santa Rosa chapter of Active 20-30 liable for its handling of the complaint. The verdict said the group bore responsibility because it took no meaningful action after learning of the allegation. The jury awarded Jane Doe 4 an additional $2 million against the organization on that negligence claim. According to reporting from the trial, jurors assigned 90% of that responsibility to the Santa Rosa chapter and 10% to the national organization. So the club’s liability was based on institutional failure: the jury concluded the organization did not adequately protect the woman or address her complaint after the alleged assault at its convention. That finding is separate from the larger verdict holding Foppoli personally liable for sexually assaulting seven women and ordering him to pay about $13 million in compensatory damages.

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$13 million in compensatory damages was awarded against former Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli after a jury found him civilly liable for sexually assaulting seven women.
The allegations in the 2022 lawsuit spanned 2001 to 2020, with several women saying Foppoli drugged their drinks; one plaintiff said he raped her dozens of times.
The jury also held the Santa Rosa chapter of Active 20-30 liable in one 2012 Reno assault claim, awarding that plaintiff an additional $2 million.
Punitive damages will be considered starting Tuesday, while Foppoli's lawyer said he will seek a mistrial and appeal if that effort fails.
Foppoli has never been criminally charged after California suspended its investigation in 2024, and he still faces a separate rape lawsuit from Farrah Abraham set for trial next year.