Abused in Scouting News

Starting in 2020, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will discontinue its partnership with the Boy Scouts of America and remove nearly 430,000 kids from the renowned organization. As the BSA faces increasing numbers of child sex abuse lawsuits from ex-Boy Scouts, the withdrawal of the Mormon Church and the financial backing they […]

A Dozen Scouting Abuse Victims to File Federal Lawsuit in Washington D.C. A lawsuit representing a dozen former Boy Scouts will soon be filed in the federal court against the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for child sex abuse. This claim alleges the BSA failed to protect Scouting children from sexual abuse since the youth […]

BSA Defends Decision to Mortgage Scouting Ranch Amid Sexual Abuse Lawsuits As waves of personal injury lawsuits flood in against the Boy Scouts of America for child sex abuse, the infamous organization recently decided to mortgage a significant piece of property in BSA history to obtain a line of credit. Located in New Mexico, the […]

PA Legislation May Open a 2-Year Lookback Window for Sex Abuse Survivors Survivors of Scouting abuse in Pennsylvania may receive a renewed chance of pursuing justice against their abusers. The Delaware County Daily Times reports PA senators are currently considering a package of bills that would drastically alter the state’s constitution and provide more opportunities […]

New Laws Opening Windows for Sex Abuse Survivors Offers Hope for Former Boy Scouts Since the Boy Scouts of America revealed their consideration of bankruptcy a little under a year ago, 40 states have since launched bills planning to expand their state’s civil statute of limitations on child sex abuse. With several of these laws […]

Millions Awarded to Ex-Boy Scout Alleging He Was Sexually Abused 2,000 Times by His Scouting Leader In a landmark verdict, a Missouri judge awarded $100 million to a man claiming he was sexually abused by his Scouting leader in the Boy Scouts of America.  Valliant News reports that the 36-years-old Kansas City man, identified as […]

Scouting Abuse Survivor Encourages Others to Come Forward and “Speak Up” After being molested by his scoutmaster as a child, a Scouting abuse survivor from Montana turns his trauma into empowerment for other sexual abuse victims, encouraging others like him to come forward and share their stories. The Billings Gazette tells the testimony of Clayton […]

Ex-Scouts Describe Abuse by Leaders in the Boy Scouts of America To shed light on the perpetuating crime of leaders in the Boy Scouts of America sexually abusing children, several men with Montana ties stepped forward to share their personal testimonies of Scouting abuse. Through a series of profiles, the Billings Gazette recounted the stories […]

Over a Dozen MT Men Join National Movement of Lawsuits Against the Boy Scouts As increasing waves of lawsuits are filed against the Boy Scouts of America for sexual abuse, survivors of Scouting abuse in Montana have stepped forward to hold the infamous organization accountable, as well. The Billings Gazette reports 15 men from the […]

BSA Sends Out Notice about New Registration Fee that is Nearly Double the Old One With rapidly increasing numbers of sexual abuse lawsuits flooding into the courts, the Boy Scouts of America announced that it will now cost almost double to become a Boy Scout of America. The infamous organization sent out a letter to […]