In 2004, on the verge of the end of a seven-week trial, a confidential settlement was reached to resolve issues in a lawsuit by five boys who were molested by Thompson. The claims of two more boys who had been involved in that civil case were settled before that 2004 trial.
In 2005, another confidential settlement was reached to resolve another suit on behalf of another of Thompson's molestation victims.
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