FILE - In this on April 11, 2012 file photo, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA organic chemistry professor, Patrick Harran, walks out of Los Angeles Superior Criminal Courts building in Los Angeles. The criminal prosecution of Harran stemming from a fatal lab fire has ended with a settlement on Friday, June 20, 2014. The deal calls for professor Patrick Harran to prepare inner-city high school students for college chemistry for five years, perform 800 hours of community service and pay a $10,000 fine. The district attorney's office says Harran acknowledged in court Friday that he was the direct supervisor of the victim and was ultimately responsible for the safety of personnel.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES A University of California, Los Angeles, chemistry professor agreed Friday to settle criminal charges from a fatal fire in his laboratory by preparing inner-city high school students for college chemistry, performing community service and paying a $10,000 fine.
The so-called deferred prosecution means felony charges remain pending until professor Patrick Harran, 44, completes the terms of the deal, including five years of teaching high school summer classes and 800 hours of service at a UCLA hospital or health service.
Harran had faced up to 4 1/2 years in prison if convicted in the Dec. 29, 2008, lab fire that killed research assistant Sheharbano "Sheri" Sangji. Sangji was transferring a chemical when it spilled, igniting on contact with the air. Sangji, 23, wasn't wearing a protective coat, and her sweater melted into her skin. She died 18 days later.
In a downtown courthouse Friday, Sangji's siblings opposed the settlement, saying Harran should face a trial or plea to the charges, City News Service reported.
Harran acknowledged in court that he was Sangji's direct supervisor and he was "ultimately responsible for the safety of personnel," the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said in a statement.
Harran's attorney, Thomas P. O'Brien, said his client feels "great remorse."
"Since the day of the accident until today, for the rest of his life, Patrick Harran is going to feel horrible about what happened to Sheri in his laboratory," O'Brien said.
The UC Board of Regents also faced three charges of violating safety standards causing death. Charges were dropped in July 2012 as part of a court-approved agreement in which the university vowed to institute corrective safety measures and fund a $500,000 scholarship in Sangji's name at UC Berkeley.
In May 2009, UCLA was also fined $32,000 by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health after concluding that Sangji was not properly trained and should have been wearing a lab coat.
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Deal settles prosecution of UCLA chemistry professor in lab fire death of researcher
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