According to a lawsuit filed Monday in Pennsylvania, the Boy Scouts conspired to keep hundreds of incidents of sexual assault a secret, decades before the recent complaints that have made national headlines. The lawsuit was filed against the Boy Scouts, the Penn Mountains Council and S.D.’s alleged abuser. A group…
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Boy Scouts Facing Hundreds of Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Abuse by Troop Leaders
The Boy Scouts has a checkered and controversial past filled with homophobia and discrimination. The organization as a whole had policies for decades against allowing homosexual or transgender people to join the Boy Scouts, although individual troops can overlook the enforcement of the policy. In 2013, the organization finally allowed…
Archived: Teens Assault, Hurl Racial Slurs at 14-year-old Black Boy During Boy Scouts Trip
A 14-year-old Black Boy Scout was the subject of physical and verbal racism during a weekend trip. The culprits, fellow Scouts, threw rocks at the teen and called him the N-word. The victim, who has remained anonymous, is the son of Ethiopian immigrants. He is a member of a Georgia-based…