ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
Interestingly enough, just a little while ago, the BSA denied a gay scout his Eagle badge because he was gay.
Today? A whole bunch of secret files have been released by the BSA.........
Boy Scouts release secret child abuse files -- 'the pain and the anguish of thousands' - U.S. News
Nice to see that there's honesty and no hypocracy in the BSA./sarcasm.
Today? A whole bunch of secret files have been released by the BSA.........
More than 1,200 formerly secret Boy Scouts files detailing accusations of child sex abuse within the organization from 1965 to 1985 were published online Thursday by lawyers, who said they offered lessons in the battle against pedophiles.
The documents, known as the ineligible volunteer files within the organization, were ordered released by the Oregon Supreme Court. Media organizations had sued for the release of the files, part of a 2010 case in which a Portland, Ore., jury decided that the Scouts were negligent in allowing a former assistant Scoutmaster to associate with the organization's youth after he admitted molesting 17 boys.
While we can read through the files, for us it represents the pain and the anguish of thousands of untold Scouts, said attorney Paul Mones, who litigated the 2010 case on behalf of victims in Oregon with lawyer Kelly Clark. While there are 1,247 files, we know that each Scout leader (accused of molestation) molested on the average more than one Scout.
The attorneys called for Congress to audit the Boy Scouts, which is a congressionally chartered organization, to ensure that the group was following its current child abuse policy.
Boy Scouts release secret child abuse files -- 'the pain and the anguish of thousands' - U.S. News
Nice to see that there's honesty and no hypocracy in the BSA./sarcasm.