Avon Council Settles With Ex-Doctor For Nearly $3M: Report

AVON, CT — The Town of Avon has quietly settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former doctor against the town regarding allegations he was falsely charged in 2014 with sexual assault.

Back on Oct. 5, the Avon Town Council voted unanimously to approve legal counsel recommendations to settle with the plaintiff, Khosros Pourkavoos, for nearly $3 million.

According to the minutes of that meeting, the council "authorizes the town manager to take all actions necessary and appropriate to finalize the settlement."

Pourkavoos, a former primary care physician in Avon, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the town back in January 2017.

In 2014, Pourkavoos was charged by the Avon Police Department with 14 counts of sexual assault related to a physical examination of a patient.

In September 2016, however, those charges were dismissed in Connecticut State Superior Court, with the federal lawsuit against the town coming a few months later.

Pourkavoos was, initially, seeking $30 million in damages, but the Hartford Courant reportedthis week the settlement was $2.825 million.

For the minutes of the Oct. 5 Avon Town Council meeting, click on this link.

For the full Hartford Courant report, click on this link.

From Jan. 27, 2017: 'Lawsuit Filed Against Avon Officials Over Sex Assault Investigation'

From Sept. 22, 2016: 'Avon Doctor Vindicated'