Boy Scouts of America will begin to compensate survivors of sexual abuse

The Boy Scouts of America will start to pay $2.4 billion to more than 80,000 sexual abuse survivors. The BSA emerged from bankruptcy on Wednesday.

Oregon played pivotal role in case against Boy Scouts

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 95,000 claims have been filed across the nation against the Boy Scouts of America alleging sexual abuse. A case in Portland played a vital role in bringing everything to light. Ten years ago, in a Multnomah County courtroom, a jury sided with Kerry Lewis, awarding him nearly $20 million in a…

Boy Scouts face some 90,000 sex abuse claims in bankruptcy case

Almost 90,000 sexual abuse claims had been filed against the Boy Scouts of America as the Monday deadline approached for submitting claims in the organization’s bankruptcy case.

Boy Scouts Face Additional Abuse Claims In Bankruptcy Court

Attorney Paul Mones joins Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley to discuss the more than 92,700 abuse complaints filed against the Boy Scouts of America ahead of a deadline Monday in bankruptcy court.

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy protection

The Boy Scouts of America have filed for bankruptcy. It comes as the century-old organization faces hundreds of lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts. As a result, all lawsuits are now suspended.

Thousands of Boy Scout leaders accused of child sex abuse, attorney says

View Paul’s interview with an Atlanta TV news show on the Boy Scout Perversion Files.

Prep school Choate owns up to decades of abuse allegations

Decades of sexual abuse have been uncovered at one of the nation’s elite prep schools. A new investigation details the experiences of 24 adult alumni of Choate Rosemary Hall who, between 1963 and 2010, allegedly suffered offenses such as kissing, groping and rape. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the report with Paul Mones, a sexual abuse attorney,…

Sex abuse more prevalent in sports?

Betty Nguyen sits with children’s rights advocate Paul Mones to talk about the proliferation of sex abuse claims since the Penn State sex scandal hit the headlines.

When Kids Get Life

Attorney Paul Mones, who specializes in defending children who have killed their parents, says that accomplices make defending parricide cases that much more difficult. “When you have somebody come along with you or you hire somebody, … the arguments that you can make — that it’s solely abuse-driven or the kid had no recourse to…