Rutgers prof convicted in sex assault of disabled man ordered to pay $4M

NEWARK — An Essex County judge has awarded $4 million in damages to the family of a disabled man who was sexually assaulted by a former Rutgers-Newark professor.

The mother and brother of the victim, referred to in a related criminal case as "D.J.", filed suit against Anna Stubblefield and Rutgers University in February 2013.

Stubblefield, once the chair of the philosophy department at Rutgers-Newark, was convicted in a high-profile trial last year of sexually abusing D.J., who has cerebral palsy. She's currently serving a 12-year prison sentence.

The family's lawsuit was moved to federal court, where a judge ultimately dismissed the complaint against Rutgers, records show.

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