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Former Boy Scout Leader Sentenced for Buying Child Porn With Cryptocurrency
A Miami man who was a former Boy Scouts leader was sentenced to prison for buying child pornography on the Dark Web using cryptocurrency. Adolfo Fernandez, 46, was sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison followed by 30 years of supervised release. He plead guilty in December 2021 to one count of receiving child pornography. Law enforcement found over…
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Boy Scouts of America Reaches Deal With Official Abuse Claimants Committee
Two years after filing for Chapter 11 protection amid a flood of child sex abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men who say they were molested as children by Scout leaders and others.
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Insurer Agrees to $800M Settlement in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse
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Boys Scouts Settlement Reached With Primary Insurer
One of the primary insurers of Irving-based Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday that it has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the organization and with attorneys representing tens of thousands of men who say they were molested decades ago by scoutmasters and others.
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Boy Scouts Get Conditional Approval of $850M Bankruptcy Deal
A bankruptcy judge has approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to set up an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by scout leaders
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Judge Begins Key Hearing in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case
An attorney for the Boy Scouts of America says the group’s national board never adopted a resolution approving an $850 million agreement that is the linchpin of the Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
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Boy Scouts of America Reaches $850M Agreement With Victims
The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case.
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Scout Groups See a Decline in Members From Before Pandemic
America’s most iconic youth organizations — the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA — have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership, due partly to the pandemic, and partly to social trends that have been shrinking their ranks for decades.
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South Florida Boy Scout Master Facing Child Porn Charges
A South Florida Boy Scout master is facing child porn charges.
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Eagle Scout Sisters Were Among the First Girls to Receive the Boy Scouts' Top Honor
Sisters Sierra and Dayna Rohmann of Maryland set their sights on becoming Eagle Scouts two years ago, when the Boy Scouts of America first opened up to girls. Now they are among the first group of girls to achieve that top honor.
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Sex Abuse Survivors Agree to Extend Temporary Halt on Boy Scout Lawsuits
The committee representing child sex abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case has agreed to the extension of an injunction halting lawsuits against local Boy Scouts councils.
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Mormon Church Sued for Alleged Role in Boy Scouts Sex Abuse
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been hit with several lawsuits for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue
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Girl Scouts Rebuke Boy Scouts in Escalating Recruitment War
Lawyers for the Girl Scouts say that the century-old organization is now directly competing with the Boy Scouts for female recruits and that it’s not a fair fight
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About 90K Sex Abuse Claims Filed in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
Close to 90,000 sex abuse claims have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America as the deadline arrived for submitting claims in the organization’s bankruptcy case
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Teens Make History as First Female Eagle Scouts
Two New York City teens are making Boy Scouts history by becoming the first girls to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.
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Helping Hands: What Scouts BSA Is Doing to Give Back During the Pandemic
The Boy Scouts of America, now known as Scouts BSA, is shifting during this pandemic to focus on what can be done in the community to help those dealing with the backlash of COVID-19, especially the health care workers on the frontlines.
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Helping Hands: Boy Scouts Giving Back During Pandemic
The Boy Scouts of America, now known as Scouts BSA, is shifting during this pandemic to focus on what can be done in the community to help those dealing with the backlash of COVID-19 — especially the health care workers on the frontlines. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports.
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Abuse Victims' Lawyer Decries Boy Scout Bankruptcy
An attorney representing hundreds of men molested by scoutmasters or other leaders decades ago said on Tuesday that victims will be deprived of justice with the bankruptcy filing by the Boy Scouts of America.
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Boy Scouts Seek Bankruptcy, Urge Victims to Step Forward
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces a barrage of new sex-abuse lawsuits.
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Mormons Pulling 400,000 Youths Out of Struggling Boy Scouts
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been one of the largest sponsors of the Boy Scouts of America for decades but is making its split official Jan. 1. The Utah-based faith will deal another blow to the struggling organization when it pulls out more than 400,000 young people and moves them into a new global program of its own.