Boy Scouts Scrutinized by Judge
Boy Scouts ordered to hand over sex abuse allegation files after troop leader ‘tried to stop parents telling police boy, 13, was molested’
The Boy Scouts of America have been ordered to hand over confidential files detailing allegations of sexual abuse by the nation’s Scout leaders. The move was made by a judge in Santa Barbara, California after a boy molested by his troop leader said executives tried to keep it from police. In 2007, the 13-year-old was touched by Scout volunteer Al Steven Stein, 29, who had a history of inappropriate behaviour with children. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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