Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners

Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the organization and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of Scout units. At issue: the churches’ fears that an eventual settlement — while protecting the Boy Scouts of America from future sex-abuse lawsuits — could leave many churches…

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The Hartford agrees to pay $650M in Boy Scouts bankruptcy

“It’s outrageous…. Their real liability is in the billions of dollars,” said Paul Mones, who represents hundreds of abuse victims, including members of the official tort claimants committee that is charged with acting as a fiduciary for abuse victims in the bankruptcy. This is just business as usual for the Boy Scouts — paying lip service to their supposed understanding and concern for their horrific legacy of sex abuse … but not doing anything substantive,” Mones added.

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