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THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS
ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF A CHILD
SCANDAL.
IT JUST RELEASED 20 YEARS' WORTH
SECRET FILES ON MEN SUSPECTED OF
ABUSING SCOUTS.
NEWSCHANNEL 15'S ALYSSA IVANSON
JOINS US WITH MORE.
THESE FILES ARE FROM 1965 TO
1985.
THERE WERE A FEW CASES IN
INDIANA, BUT NONE IN OUR AREA.
SCOUTS FILES ON MEN SUSPECTED OF
ABUSE.
THEIR RELEASE.
THE
DOCUMENTS SHOW THE ACCUSED
ABUSERS WERE PROTECTED BY
POLICE, PROSECUTORS, PASTORS AND
LOCAL SCOUT LEADERS.
AT
THE TIME, AUTHORITIES JUSTIFIED
THEIR ACTIONS AS
NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE GOOD
NAME AND GOOD WORK OF THE
SCOUTS.
SOT FROM NOON SHOW
((WAYNE PERRY, PRESIDENT, BOY
SCOUTS OF AMERICA: WE HAVE TO
TIME.
HAPPENED THEN.
TO THE EXTENT WE FELL SHORT OF
AND WE FELL SHORT, WE ARE
PROFOUNDLY SORRY.))
TODAY - THE BOY SCOUTS WORKS
HARD TO ENSURE SCOUT SAFETY
14:28 JOHN GLIOT PARAMOUNT IS
PROCEDURES THAT DO THAT NOW
JOHN GLIOT (GUH-LIE-UT) IS THE
AREA COUNCIL IN NORTHEAST
7-THOUSAND SCOUTS.
THEY GO THROUGH SEVERAL LOCAL
CHECKS AND A NATIONAL CRIMINAL
ALL THE LEADERS ARE
ALSO CONTINUALLY TRAINED ON THE
YOUTH PROTECTION PROCEDURES.
ANY ONE- ON-ONE CONTACT WITH A
IF NEED TO HAVE A PRIVATE
CONVERSATION DO IT AT THE END OF
ALL
TWO-DEEP LEADERSHIP.
15:25 NEWER THING THE LAST
TO REPORT ANY GOOD FAITH
SUSPISION OF ABUSE TO LOCAL LAW
WITH
FIRST.
GLIOT SAYS THE COUNCIL IS
THINK THE SCANDAL WILL HURT
16:25 IT JUST GIVES US THE
WE'RE DOING TODAY.
AND GOING TO BE SOME NEGATIVE
FROM IT BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING
WERE DOING FOR
YOUTH PROTECTION 20 YEARS AGO
TOMORROW HUNDREDS OF SCOUT
LEADERS WILL BE IN FORT WAYNE
FOR AN
ANNUAL TRAINING MEETING.
AND YOUTH PROTECTION WAS
ALREADY ON THE AGENDA
A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF KIDS VEERED
OFF A WET ROAD AND OVERTURNED