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Del. man sues Boy Scouts, Mormons over sex abuse
A Delaware man sued the Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday over childhood sexual abuse committed ...
Order lets Boy Scouts keep new abuse files private
The Boy Scouts of America will not immediately have to turn over 27 years of so-called "perversion files" the group keeps on sexual abuse complaints ...
UPS ends grants to Boy Scouts over discrimination
The philanthropic arm of shipping giant UPS said it will no longer give money to the Boy Scouts of America as long as the group discriminates against ...
APNewsBreak: Boy Scouts host anti-abuse forum
Even as its past policies on sex-abuse prevention fuel controversy, the Boy Scouts of America is hosting an unprecedented closed-door symposium ...
Former NC scoutmaster admits he molested boys
Former scoutmaster Thomas J. Menghi Jr. says he was usually drunk when he molested numerous Boy Scouts during the early 1970s. He was in his late 20s, ...
Release of abuse files: new challenge for Scouts
True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of ...
"Perversion files" show locals helped cover up
Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly ...
Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously
The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the ...
White House: Obama opposes Boy Scouts' ban on gays
When it comes to gays and the Boy Scouts, President Barack Obama and the youth organization he serves as honorary president have agreed to disagree.
Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse
Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse ...
As Scouts return medals, gay ban still firm
For the physician in Illinois, the attorney in Kentucky, the arts editor in Oregon, their Eagle Scout medals were treasured reminders of youthful ...
Despite protests, Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays
After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, angering critics who ...
Ore. court: Scouts 'perversion files' to be public
The Oregon Supreme Court's decision Thursday to approve the release of 20,000 confidential Boy Scouts of America documents will give the public its ...