[QUOTE]LOS ANGELES (AP) — Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse Scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators.A Los Angeles Times review ([URL]http://lat.ms/OT9zx5[/URL]) of more than 1,200 files from 1970 to 1991 found suspected abusers regularly remained in the organization after officials were first presented with sexual misconduct allegations.
Predators moved from troop to troop because of clerical errors, computer glitches or the Scouts' failure to check the blacklist, known as the "perversion files," the newspaper said.
In at least 50 cases, the Scouts expelled suspected abusers, only to discover they had re-entered the organization and were accused of molesting again.
In other cases, officials failed to document reports of abuse in the first place, letting offenders stay in the program until new allegations came to light, the Times reported.
One scoutmaster was expelled in 1970 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in Indiana. After being convicted of the crime, he went on to join two troops in Illinois between 1971 and 1988.
[B]He later admitted to molesting more than 100 boys[/B], was convicted of the sexual assault of a Scout in 1989 and was sentenced to 100 years in prison, according to his file and court records.
In 1991, a Scout leader convicted of abusing a boy in Minnesota returned to his old troop shortly after getting out of jail.
In response to the Times' findings, the Scouts issued a statement that said in part: "The Boy Scouts of America believes even a single instance of abuse is unacceptable, and we regret there have been times when the BSA's best efforts to protect children were insufficient. For that we are very sorry and extend our deepest sympathies to victims ... We are committed to the ongoing enhancement of our program, in line with evolving best practices for protecting youth."
[B][Related: [URL="http://yhoo.it/PEVpP8"]Boy Scouts confirm ban on gays[/URL]]
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The "perversion files" naming suspected child molesters include admissions of guilt as well as unproven allegations. They are used to vet applicants for volunteer and paid positions. The confidential documents have come to light in recent years in lawsuits by former Scouts, accusing the group of failing to detect abuses, exclude known pedophiles or turn in offenders to authorities.
Scouting officials say they've used the files to prevent hundreds of men who had been expelled for alleged sexual abuse from returning to the organization. The Boy Scouts have fought in court to keep the records from public view, saying confidentiality was needed to protect victims, witnesses and anyone falsely accused.
Many of the files will soon be made public as a result of an Oregon Supreme Court decision. The Associated Press, the New York Times, the Oregonian and other media outlets petitioned for the release of 1,247 files from 1965 to 1984 that had been admitted as sealed evidence in a 2010 lawsuit.
The Times analyzed a set of files that were submitted in a California court case in 1992. Their contents vary but often include biographical information on the accused, witness statements, police reports, parent complaints, news clippings, and correspondence between local Boy Scout officials and national headquarters, according to the newspaper.[/QUOTE]
source: [URL]http://news.yahoo.com/report-boy-scout-files-reveal-repeat-child-abuse-181201518.html[/URL]
I don't think this is too shocking, we all knew it was going on.
This isn't really surprising. There is a stereotype to uphold, after all.
Still, it is sad news they still get away with these things.
I know its to be expected from yahoo, but those comments are horrifyingly bad.
Seems people can't realize that gay does not equal pedophile.
[QUOTE=N-12_Aden;37110379]I know its to be expected from yahoo, but those comments are horrifying bad.
Seems people can't realize that gay does not equal pedophile.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]@Robert, no robert, my son and I run a wood working shop. The full name is "woodengemz". Whats the matter robert, are your panties all in a bundle because I point the finger of guilt in the right direction for a change? You gays have been blaming straights far too long for your rape of young children calling it the act of hetero's, when nothing can be further from the truth. Hetero's are finally waking up to your lies. I was a victim of a gay man who lied to the courts to adopt me. He told them that his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident, they never investigated and granted him the adoption u7nmarried. One month after the adoption, he tried to rape me and I fought back only for him to crack my head open on a tile floor, but he still did NOT succeed in his quest, however I almost died in the hospital from a severe concussion. I hate you fags with a passion, and I wouldn't blink an eye if you were all put into ovens![/QUOTE] oh dear
[QUOTE=codemaster85;37110516]oh dear[/QUOTE]
and i say to myself
what a beautiful world
I find it funny that people accuse most gays of being child molesters. It's really simple logic on why it's false. Gay guys like, um. Men.
That just doesn't make sense to say that gay men are instantly child molesters. By that logic any man who finds women attractive should be out feeling up little girls.
It's statistically true that most of these incidents are committed by the gays so it's understandable that there is anger towards them. Whether you think it's justified hate or not they have a right to be angry at them because there's a measurable effect on their presence. And before anyone pulls out the Nazi examples, that's entirely different.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;37111930]i really love how you had to say "the gays" as if you have normal people, and "the gays"[/QUOTE]
but jeebus tells me that the gays are not normal so how can a god-fearing anglo saxon sleep at night with these monstrosities having satanistic butt sex several hundred miles away?
It's unconstitutional I tell you!
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;37111595]It's statistically true that most of these incidents are committed by the gays so it's understandable that there is anger towards them. Whether you think it's justified hate or not they have a right to be angry at them because there's a measurable effect on their presence. And before anyone pulls out the Nazi examples, that's entirely different.[/QUOTE]
oh yes, thats why its still happening when gays have been banned out of the boy scouts for years right?
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;37111595]It's statistically true that most of these incidents are committed by the gays so it's understandable that there is anger towards them. Whether you think it's justified hate or not they have a right to be angry at them because there's a measurable effect on their presence. And before anyone pulls out the Nazi examples, that's entirely different.[/QUOTE]
also this research says no: [url]http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html[/url]
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;37111595]It's statistically true that most of these incidents are committed by the gays so it's understandable that there is anger towards them. Whether you think it's justified hate or not they have a right to be angry at them because there's a measurable effect on their presence. And before anyone pulls out the Nazi examples, that's entirely different.[/QUOTE]
Was Rated:
749 x Dumb
189 x Agree
93 x Disagree
it's statistically true that you're dumb.
[QUOTE=codemaster85;37110516]oh dear[/QUOTE]
just because a pedo = gay doesn't mean gay = pedo, that logic is stupid
that's like saying all blacks are criminals and all southerners are bible nutters.
this fucking guy though, I almost wish he did die, because it's clear he got some really serious brain damage.
They're run by Mormons,what did you expect?
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