Boy Scouts of America 'very sorry' as files reveal continued child abuse

[xchrom]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/06/boy-scouts-documents-child-abuse


The Boy Scouts of America said: 'We regret there have been times when the BSA's best efforts to protect children were insufficient.' Photograph: M Spencer Green/AP

Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators.

A Los Angeles Times review of more than 1,200 files between 1970 and 1991 found suspected abusers regularly remained in the organization after officials were first presented with sexual misconduct allegations.

Predators moved from troop to troop because of clerical errors, computer glitches or the Scouts' failure to check the blacklist, known as the "perversion files," the newspaper said.

In at least 50 cases, the Scouts expelled suspected abusers, only to discover they had re-entered the organization and were accused of molesting again.

[Scuba]

1. Blacklist? How about police reports?

[xchrom]

2. i guess that was too obvious for them? nt

[Zoeisright]

3. That's not surprising.

My dh worked for the Boy Scouts right out of school. They are extremely anti-family; he worked 60 hours every week, then had to go to camp outs on the weekends. He was sent to a three week "training" camp two weeks after we were married. I paid my own way to go with him; they threatened to send me home because I was a "distraction". As time wore on and every other guy there was showing up hungover from going to strip clubs every night (and god knows what else) they were forced to admit my being there was a good idea.

That organization is secretive, much like the Catholic church.

[Lars77]

4. So they hate gay sex, except if it's a young boy?

[Robyn66]

5. I'm so glad they are protecting

young boys from gay people because they are CLEARLY the ones who molest children.....oh....wait.. a.. second......

[uponit7771]

6. ...buh...buh...those gay people are baaaaddd !!! /sarcasm Like the Catholic church they focus on the

...wrong threat to those who least defend themselves.