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Boy Scouts failed to stop hundreds of previously unreported sexual predators, a lawsuit alleges
Source: Washington Post
Boy Scouts failed to stop hundreds of previously unreported sexual predators, a lawsuit alleges
By Kayla Epstein August 6 at 1:16 PM
A group of lawyers is claiming to have uncovered hundreds of previously unreported cases of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Pennsylvania. The plaintiff in the case, named only as S.D. to keep his identity private, is alleging that he was assaulted “hundreds” of times by a scout leader in Pennsylvania over the course of approximately four years in the 1970s.
The lawsuit alleges that S.D.'s abuse would not have been possible had it not been for the negligence of the Boy Scouts, that the organization conspired to keep incidents of sexual assault a secret, and that the organization and other defendants engaged in “reckless misconduct” in failing to protect its young participants.
The litigation stems from an effort to unearth previously unreported cases of child sexual abuse in one of America’s most prominent youth organizations, spearheaded by Abused in Scouting, a group of law firms that collaborate on bringing such cases to light.
“We feel its an opportunity for those who were abused in scouting abused in scouting to come forward, to tell their story, to help themselves, and more importantly, to help others,” Stewart Eisenberg, one of the lead attorneys for Abused in Scouting, said at a news conference in Washington on Tuesday.
The complaint filed on Monday names the Boy Scouts, the Penn Mountains Council, and S.D.'s alleged abuser, and was filed in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas.
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By Kayla Epstein August 6 at 1:16 PM
A group of lawyers is claiming to have uncovered hundreds of previously unreported cases of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Pennsylvania. The plaintiff in the case, named only as S.D. to keep his identity private, is alleging that he was assaulted “hundreds” of times by a scout leader in Pennsylvania over the course of approximately four years in the 1970s.
The lawsuit alleges that S.D.'s abuse would not have been possible had it not been for the negligence of the Boy Scouts, that the organization conspired to keep incidents of sexual assault a secret, and that the organization and other defendants engaged in “reckless misconduct” in failing to protect its young participants.
The litigation stems from an effort to unearth previously unreported cases of child sexual abuse in one of America’s most prominent youth organizations, spearheaded by Abused in Scouting, a group of law firms that collaborate on bringing such cases to light.
“We feel its an opportunity for those who were abused in scouting abused in scouting to come forward, to tell their story, to help themselves, and more importantly, to help others,” Stewart Eisenberg, one of the lead attorneys for Abused in Scouting, said at a news conference in Washington on Tuesday.
The complaint filed on Monday names the Boy Scouts, the Penn Mountains Council, and S.D.'s alleged abuser, and was filed in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/06/boy-scouts-failed-stop-hundreds-previously-unknown-sexual-predators-lawsuit-alleges/
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They were spreading panic about gays joining. Typical.
