The Michigan attorney general’s office said it is close to bringing criminal charges in its investigation into allegations that troop leaders and others associated with the Boy Scouts of America sexually assaulted youths in the state. A spokeswoman for Dana Nessel, the state’s attorney general, said Wednesday that her office is investigating five individuals. She…
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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…
Continue reading…New York’s Child Victims Act Filing Window Closes
In 2019, New York legislators passed the Child Victims Act, which made changes to the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse and opened a temporary window for all survivors to seek civil action. The purpose of this bill was to give survivors of child sexual assault the ability to seek justice against…
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The Thacher School Removes Former Heads of School’s Name from Campus
When the Thacher School, an elite private boarding school in Ojai, California, released it’s 91-page report detailing a history of abuse on campus in June, they included a letter from former Head of School, Michael Mulligan. Now, the school is taking steps to distance themselves from Mulligan and remove his name from campus. On Thursday,…
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Begins Investigation into Allegations of Sexual Abuse at the Cate School
18 miles outside of Santa Barbara, Cate School in Carpinteria, California is one of the most esteemed private boarding schools in the United States. Founded in 1910, the annual tuition for the 2021 school year is $68,150 for boarding students and $53,750 for day students. On June 24th, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office…
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Boy Scouts of America Propose $850 Million Bankruptcy Settlement to Victims of Sexual Abuse
When the Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in February of 2020, they sought to manage the fallout from the 275 lawsuits and 1,400 claims of abuse that the not-for-profit organization faced. Now, there are more than 84,000 claims of abuse within the organization, making it the largest ever child sexual abuse…
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Criminal Investigation into Boy Scouts of America Abuse Claims Launched in Michigan
In February of 2020, The Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a response to declining membership and increasing numbers of child sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1920s. There are now more than 84,000 sexual abuse claims by victims who were abused as minors by Boy Scouts of America staff…
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Paul Mones Quoted in Ojai’s elite Thacher School allowed decades of alleged sexual abuse, misconduct
An exclusive boarding school in the Ojai Valley released the findings of a review this week that detailed alleged sexual misconduct and abuse spanning 40 years. The 91-page document takes from a months-long investigation that gathered numerous reports of sexual misconduct by faculty, staff and students following social media posts that began last summer. The renowned Thacher School…
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Boy Scouts of America sex abuse survivors claim censorship, object to bankruptcy exit plans
Paul Mones quoted in the USA Today article. More than a year into the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy proceedings, frustration is at a boiling point for sex abuse survivors who say the nonprofit organization is doing little to put forth meaningful reparations for their trauma.
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‘Staggering’ Legal Fees in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case
Read Paul’s comments on the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy in this New York Times article.
As the Boy Scouts of America goes through a contentious bankruptcy, dozens of lawyers are working on the case. Many are charging more than $1,000 an hour.