BOY
SCOUTS IN DANGER OF BEING DISSOLVED DUE TO NUMEROUS CHILD ABUSE CASES, By Steven Ahle, 4/25/19.
The Boy Scouts of America has a list that goes back to the
1940s called the “Perversion Files.” According to sources, there are 7,819 suspected
perpetrators, while the number of victims total 12,254.
Two hundred of the alleged abusers are
said to be in New York and New Jersey. Lawyers nationwide are prepping for
individual lawsuits and class action lawsuits against the Scouts. They are already
financially troubled and these lawsuits could very well put them out of
business.
Lawyers in both New York and New Jersey
made announcements on Tuesday of upcoming lawsuits. They are trying to force
the Scouts to release the complete list of the Perversion files.
From NBC: The Boy Scouts of
America told News 4 in a statement that they “care deeply about all victims of
child sex abuse and sincerely apologize to anyone who was harmed during their
time in Scouting.”
“We believe victims, we support them, and we have paid for unlimited
counseling by a provider of their choice. Nothing is more important than the
safety and protection of children in Scouting and we are outraged that there
have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to abuse
innocent children,” the statement reads in part.
It continues: “At no time have we ever knowingly allowed a sexual
predator to work with youth, and we mandate that all leaders, volunteers and
staff members nationwide immediately report any abuse allegation to law
enforcement.”
Anderson
said his law firm managed to identify 130 former BSA leaders in New York who
are found in the files that have so far been made available. According to
Anderson, the list of alleged abusers was compiled into what he called the
“Anderson File,” but said the list of names is incomplete.
The BSA
never released the names of the alleged perpetrators to the public or
authorities, Anderson claimed.
Comments
I joined the Cub
Scouts in 1951 and the Boy Scouts in 1953 and left the Scouts in 1957 when I
started High School. I was the Boy Scout Bugler and 1st Chair
Trumpet player in the 300 piece Boy Scout marching band. We had monthly Scout
meetings, merit badge projects, camping trips, annual jamborees and a softball
team. I won a scholarship to CBC Military HS with the trumpet.
The Boy Scouts made a
strategic blunder in allowing gays to be scoutmasters and recently merged with
the Girl Scouts. The will likely die from Political Correctness.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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