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DECADES OF ABUSE WITHIN THE BOY
SCOUTS ORGANIZATION.
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO
22NEWS AT ELEVEN. THEY'RE CALLED
THE "PERVERSION FILES;"
THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF SEX ABUSE
ALLEGATIONS LEVELED BY BOY
SCOUTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD AFTER
SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE IN WESTERN
THESE 14,500 PAGES RANGE FROM
THE YEARS 1959 TO 1985. THEY'D
BEEN KEPT AT THE BOY SCOUTS
HEADQUARTERS IN TEXAS UNTIL THE
OREGON SUPREME COURT ISSUED AN
ORDER TO MAKE THEM PUBLIC.
I WAS A DEN MOTHER, I HAD TWO
BOYS WHO WERE BOY SCOUTS FOR
YEARS.
IT WAS GREAT. WE LOVE CAMPING.
THE CAMPOUTS WERE THE BEST
PART. WE DID JAMBOREES, THE RACE
CAR THING. BUT NEWLY RELEASED
WASN'T SUCH A POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL SCOUTS. THE
ALLEGATION FILES RELEASED
THURSDAY INCLUDE NOTES FROM
LEADERS, LETTERS FROM VICTIMS
AND FAMILIES, AND NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES ABOUT COURT CASES. MORE
THAN ONE THIRD OF THE INCIDENTS
WEREN'T REPORTED TO POLICE.
THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS DECLINED
FILES. HE REFERRED 22NEWS TO A
IN ST. LOUIS THAT'S BEEN
BOMBARDED WITH CALLS AND EMAILS.
IN A PRESS RELEASE, BOY SCOUTS
OF AMERICA PRESIDENT WAYNE PERRY
EXPLAINED THE CURRENT PROTECTION
LEADERSHIP POLICY REQUIRES AT
LEAST TWO ADULTS TO BE PRESENT
FOR ALL SCOUTING ACTIVITIES. NO
A SCOUT LEADER FOR ANY REASON."
SHE HAS MORE TO WORRY ABOUT THAN
OTHER GENERATIONS DID.
RESEARCH AND LOOK INTO
DIFFERENT CAMPS AND
ORGANIZATIONS FIRST BUT IT'S NOT
GOING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING
MY KIDS INVOLVED. AND HER
HUSBAND SAID THE UPSETTING NEWS
WON'T CHANGE HIS VIEW OF HIS
TIME AS A CUB SCOUT.
WE CAN'T LEAD OUR LIVES ANY
DIFFERENTLY WE ALL KNOW THERE'S
DANGERS OUT THERE. WE CAN'T MAKE
SCARED SOCIETY.
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DID
SITUATIONS IN THE PAST, AND WILL
NOW HAVE TO REVIEW THE FILES AND
SUSPICIONS OF ABUSE THAT HAD NOT
BEEN REPORTED. LIVE IN