
The staggering magnitude of Boy Scouts sexual abuse problem
Clip: 4/24/2019 | 6m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Lawyer calls Boy Scouts' response to sexual abuse scandal 'grossly deficient'
For decades, the Boy Scouts of America maintained a confidential blacklist of staff and volunteers accused of sexual abuse. The magnitude of that list, known internally as the perversion files, is only now being realized. John Yang talks to Jeff Anderson, an attorney who represents abuse survivors, about the “grossly deficient” response from the Boy Scouts and why the files should be made public.
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The staggering magnitude of Boy Scouts sexual abuse problem
Clip: 4/24/2019 | 6m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
For decades, the Boy Scouts of America maintained a confidential blacklist of staff and volunteers accused of sexual abuse. The magnitude of that list, known internally as the perversion files, is only now being realized. John Yang talks to Jeff Anderson, an attorney who represents abuse survivors, about the “grossly deficient” response from the Boy Scouts and why the files should be made public.
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