{"id":25539,"date":"2026-08-20T06:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/?p=25539"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:11:50","slug":"harvard-agrees-to-53-million-settlement-over-body-parts-theft-scandal-at-medical-school-mortuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/harvard-agrees-to-53-million-settlement-over-body-parts-theft-scandal-at-medical-school-mortuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Agrees to $53 Million Settlement Over Body Parts Theft Scandal at Medical School Mortuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million (\u20ac45.5 million) to settle group class-action lawsuits stemming from a scandal involving the former manager of its medical school morgue, who stole and sold donated human remains meant for medical research. American media reported that a Boston court officially approved the settlement agreement on Tuesday.<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Www.bbc.com\">Kabul 24<\/a>: This legal and ethical crisis unfolded following revelations about Cedric Lodge, the former manager of Harvard Medical School&#8217;s morgue until his dismissal in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Federal investigators discovered that Lodge and his wife, Denise, had been removing body parts from the university facility &#8220;without the knowledge or permission of the employer, donors, or donors&#8217; families&#8221; between 2018 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The couple then shipped the stolen remains to buyers across various states. After pleading guilty to trafficking stolen human remains, Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison last December. His wife received a one-year prison sentence, while six buyers also pleaded guilty and received sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Following these disclosures, Harvard announced it would request court approval to establish two settlement funds totaling $53 million to compensate the affected families. George Daley, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Bernard Chang, Dean for Medical Education at Harvard University, jointly condemned Lodge&#8217;s actions in a shared letter, describing them as &#8220;abhorrent, repulsive, and a betrayal of everything the medical community stands for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They added: &#8220;We are grateful for the opportunity to work collaboratively with the plaintiffs to move this process forward in a way that prioritizes support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/construction-of-290-homes-for-earthquake-affected-families-begins-in-kunar\/\">families<\/a> and the body donation program, while avoiding prolonged litigation.&#8221; This substantial financial agreement represents an effort to compensate victimized families and restore trust in the anatomical donation program at one of the world&#8217;s most prestigious academic institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million (\u20ac45.5 million) to settle group class-action lawsuits stemming from a scandal involving the former manager of its medical school morgue, who stole and sold donated human remains meant for medical research. American media reported that a Boston court officially approved the settlement agreement on Tuesday. 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