MADRID, 3 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The organization of the Boy Scouts of America will compensate with 850 million dollars to the more than 84,000 people who are part of the great lawsuit for sexual abuse presented by the group that has settled with the largest financial compensation of this type in history from the United States.
The organization, which filed for bankruptcy last year, has gone through decades of child abuse allegations culminating in the filing of this mass lawsuit.
The lawyers’ intention is to now negotiate with insurers to cover legal costs “of which a substantial part is necessary to fairly compensate survivors,” explains attorney Ken Rothweiler, representing the largest group of plaintiffs, some 16,800, in comments to the NBC network. Most of her clients are between the ages of 60 and 70, and the abuse occurred when they were teenagers.
The Boy Scouts described the agreement as “a significant step.” Last year, when the organization filed for bankruptcy protection, a spokesperson for the organization said its intention was to “fairly compensate victims who suffered harm during their time in Scouting and continue to carry out his mission for years to come. “
“We are devastated by the number of lives affected by past abuse and moved by the courage of those who have come forward. We are heartbroken that we cannot undo their pain,” the group said.
Officials for the Boy Scouts have insisted that exploration “is safer now than ever” and 90 percent of complaints against the organization “occurred more than 30 years ago.”
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