Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy in Midst of Declining Membership, Flood of Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

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Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy in Midst of Declining Membership, Flood of Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

(USA Today) — Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection this week amid declining membership and a drumbeat of child sexual abuse allegations that have illuminated the depth of the problem within the organization and Scouts’ failure to get a handle on it. After months of speculation and mounting civil litigation, the Chapter 11 […]

Nearly 800 Accuse Boy Scouts of Failing to Protect Them From Sex Abuse as New Lawsuit is Filed

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Nearly 800 Accuse Boy Scouts of Failing to Protect Them From Sex Abuse as New Lawsuit is Filed

 PHILADELPHIA (USA Today) — A lawsuit filed on Monday against the Boy Scouts of America says hundreds of former Scouts have come forward in recent months with accounts of sexual abuse, allegations from across eight decades that reach nearly every state. Lawyers began collecting the accounts this spring as they prepared a suit, which […]