{"id":19231,"date":"2021-07-02T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T11:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=19231"},"modified":"2021-07-02T07:12:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T11:12:54","slug":"boy-scouts-of-america-850m-deal-agreed-over-sexual-abuse-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/07\/02\/boy-scouts-of-america-850m-deal-agreed-over-sexual-abuse-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy Scouts of America: $850m deal agreed over sexual abuse claims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has reached a $850m (\u00a3617m) settlement with some 60,000 people over claims of historic sexual abuse.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawyers say it will be the largest sexual abuse settlement in US history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In terms of reported numbers, it dwarves similar complaints made against the Catholic Church in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The BSA has apologised to victims and\u00a0filed for bankruptcy last year<\/a>, saying it would set up a compensation trust for victims of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Back in 2012, the Los Angeles Times newspaper uncovered about 5,000 files detailing allegations against scout masters and troop leaders who had been deemed “ineligible volunteers”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Most incidents had not been reported to police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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