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Simpson, Co-Defendants Ordered to Pay Victim

A Clark County judge made her final rulings in the O.J. Simpson robbery case, deciding what will happen to all the sports memorabilia at the center of the case. Any future matters involving Simpson will be at the Nevada Supreme Court when a promised appeal is filed.

But one of the two victims inside the room at the time of the robbery says the decision makes him a victim a second time. Bruce Fromong is the North Las Vegas sports memorabilia dealer who had brought items to the Palace Station to show to an unidentified buyer. That buyer turned out to be Simpson.

During the trial, Fromong showed members of the jury the items eventually recovered from the room, which included signed Simpson game balls, autographed photos and awards.

Friday, Judge Jackie Glass ordered all Simpson related memorabilia turned over the to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office. That will satisfy what is called a turnover order filed by the family of Ronald Goldman in conjunction with a civil judgment against Simpson.

Fromong says the decision cost him between $75,000 and $100,000. Fromong looked on in court but was not allowed to testify.

Judge Glass also ordered Simpson and his five co-defendants to pay Fromong a combined total of $3,560 for some missing baseballs and also medical bills from the incident. The court will also return to Fromong several signed Joe Montana lithographs, which were recovered but not tied to Simpson.

Fromong says he is very upset with the decision. Not only was he injured during the incident, but now the memorabilia items which he says were rightfully his are headed to LA County, where the will likely be sold.