Boy Scouts of America to pay $ 850 million in compensation to victims of pedophiles

Thousands of Children Affected by Boy Scout Violence

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The defendants were police officers, military men, teachers and doctors. Moreover, most of them showed a personal desire to become counselors.

In the United States, the organization Boy Scouts of America was accused of sexual assault. About 90 thousand lawsuits have already been filed from those who faced pedophilia in childhood, being in the ranks of scouts in the period from 1965 to 1985. As reported USA Today, the organization will pay the largest compensation in the history of such claims – $ 850 million.

“This initial $ 850 million settlement is the largest sexual assault settlement in the history of the United States … I am delighted that both the BSA and their local councils are the first to begin compensating survivors,” the lawyer representing the United States said in a statement. a group of victims at the hands of pedophiles, Ken Rottweiler.

Meanwhile, attorney representing the victims, Paul Mons, claims that, taking insurance premiums into account, the settlement will rise to more than $ 1 billion.

In addition, the Boy Scouts of America agreed to provide the Settlement Trust with access to all necessary records.

It is noted that the defendants were police officers, military men, teachers and doctors. Moreover, most of them showed a personal desire to become counselors.

As a reminder, in 2012 the organization Boy Scouts of America published thousands of documentsreporting cases of sexual violence against children

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