The Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay a record $8 million settlement to a teen who was sexually abused and kidnapped by a teacher at her Catholic high school – the largest-ever payout to a single abuse victim, according to her attorney.

The victim, now 18, was 15 years old when Juan Ivan Barajas, a health teacher and athletic director at the all-girls San Gabriel Mission High School, repeatedly abused and had sex with her.

He later kidnapped the girl and took her to Las Vegas in the summer of 2016 after his wife found incriminating evidence of the abuse on his cellphone, according to court documents cited by the Los Angeles Times.

Barajas was arrested five days later when a cop spotted his Lexus in Henderson, Nevada, where the girl was rescued. Barajas, 38, pleaded guilty to felony statutory sexual seduction and was sentenced to three years in prison in Nevada and an additional three years in California, according to the outlet.

“It is astounding this abuse was allowed to occur given all the training and procedures the archdiocese claims it had put in place since the priest-abuse scandals of the early 2000s,” the girl’s attorney, David Ring, told the newspaper.

School officials had received reports of suspicious behavior from a coach and a parent regarding Barajas and students. At least two anonymous letters were also sent in reference to Barajas’ behavior, according to the Times.

The archdiocese – which has paid out more than $740 million in sexual abuse settlements – has apologized to the student and Archbishop Jose H. Gomez plans to meet with her, as well as her family.

“We hope that the settlement will allow her to heal and move forward with her education and lifetime goals,” archdiocese officials said in a statement. “The archdiocese apologizes for the impact that this caused in her life.”

Ring said earlier warning signs involving Barajas were “crystal clear,” referencing records that indicate he was the subject of repeated misconduct allegations regarding other female students.

“The complaints about Barajas were unambiguous, and yet nothing was done,” Ring told the newspaper.

Adrian Marquez Alarcon, a spokeswoman for the archdiocese, disputed that claim, saying the allegations were investigated, but no evidence was found to support them.

In one anonymous letter sent regarding Barajas to the assistant superintendent of high schools for the archdiocese, the author wrote: “He takes the ones he likes to the office.”

The girl, who is set to graduate from a non-Catholic high school, still suffers flashbacks and panic attacks as a result of the abuse, Ring said.