Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy following sex abuse lawsuits

4 min readThe Boy Scouts of America privately identified over 7,800 alleged child molesters in the organization dating back to the 1940s.The non-profit’s administrators have been battling lawsuits across the country involving thousands of victims who have come forward with allegations that troop leaders assaulted them. The bankruptcy filing will put a hold on all of those court cases as the BSA works out a strategy to pay its victims.

"The BSA cares deeply about all victims of abuse and sincerely apologizes to anyone who was harmed during their time in Scouting. We are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children," BSA president and CEO Roger Mosby said in a statement Tuesday.

“I think for different people it’s a mixed reaction, but generally it’s some sense of relief that it’s out there and will be out there,” Rothweiler said of the BSA's assets. A sign for the National Office outside the Boy Scouts of America Headquarters, Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas. A sign for the National Office outside the Boy Scouts of America Headquarters, Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas.The attorney said that the organization will likely try to downplay its assets and argue that it does not control the money or holdings of local troops. Rothweiler said he and other attorneys are going to push for more details about their financials.

So I guess boys will have to start joining the girl scouts if they want to be a part of scouting. Lol

They should all be investigated and thrown in jail.

Willie Lynch we can't let them black kids in........... We can not integrate the boy scout Willie......... Black kids tell their mothers and fathers everything........ And we are some fucken perverts.

They damaged about 80% of those kids.

Then the DNC should file bankruptcy Instead they use taxpayer money to pay the claims ABC what took you so long to investigate Jeffery Epstein ?

Now we can start with junior football in suburban clubs in Melbourne.A few have been caught. Old blokes who live alone,sometimes with Mum.

investigate a possible FBI connection with large sophisticated pedophile rings that have targeted foster homes and catholic churches for years. its time to wake up.

Very sad news.

When will the rabbis who rape children be arrested and the synagogues bankrupted for their crimes?

Sad, I only have great memories of the Boy Scouts.

roybelly It seems like the name Boy Scouts should’ve probably alerted everyone to this IMMEDIATELY.

This is so sad. Another organization that had children in their care and abused them.

And yet we have a president that has been despicable in his treatment of women. realDonaldTrump Accused of rape. Groping. Inappropriate conversations on radio of the sex appeal of his own daughter. I’ll man.

Another example of America devouring itself.

What about the Girl Scouts... I'm sure they turned alot into Carpet Lickers!!!

Shame

Disgusting act

This is a shame. My son is a scout and most ppl involved are good. BSA recently revamped their policy to force all leaders to reissue background checks, and additional measures moving forward. Hate to see this kind of stuff.

I believe it would have been cheaper to have dealt with a problem when it happened

The pedophiles are going out of business,why can't the Catholic Church do the same they have way more pedophiles than the boys scouts

Seems fair....

😢😢😢shame on them I’m so sorry to all who were sexually abused disgraceful

Better start selling extra popcorn to pay for those settlements

Get woke go broke

I don't believe this is true. The truth is likely more that no one wants to be in the BSA once it went full-on gay, flipping its morals on its head. With no scouts, no money, so bankruptcy. Think about it.

Homophobes are the problem not gay people.

人不能，至少不应该

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