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Many states have no statutes of limitations for crimes committed against children when they were younger than 16, so the release of the files could very well lead to a wave of criminal and civil cases, according to the Associated Press.
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According to CNN, for decades, the Boy Scouts kept the files’ contents secret, arguing confidentiality was needed to protect victims’ privacy and encourage the reporting of suspected abuse.
But in many cases, the organization failed to report abuse to proper law enforcement.
"We’re talking about hundreds, if not thousands of unidentified men who should be registered sex offenders who are roaming free in society, free to volunteer with other youth organizations, to work at schools and that sort of thing," lawyer of an abused scout, Tim Hale, told CNN.
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…..item 1)…. KCTV 5 News … Kansas City … www.kctv5.com …
Boy Scouts have released ‘perversion files’
Posted: Oct 18, 2012 12:47 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 18, 2012 2:16 PM EDT
By RNN Staff – email
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RNN) – The confidential "perversion files" kept by the Boy Scouts of America have been released Thursday for public inspection by a Portland attorney. The files will be uploaded to the law firms website later.
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Confidential files that document decades of sexual abuse kept by the Boy Scouts of America are expected to be released Thursday.
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The files contain reports of suspected sexual abuse by scout leaders from 1965 to 1985 across the country.
The documents contain more than 20,000 pages and identify more than 1,200 leaders and volunteers banned from the Boy Scouts for suspected abuse.
Many states have no statutes of limitations for crimes committed against children when they were younger than 16, so the release of the files could very well lead to a wave of criminal and civil cases, according to the Associated Press.
The Boy Scouts were ordered to hand over the files during a 2010 trial that ended with an .5 million damage award for the victim of abuse by a scout leader.
The organization appealed that ruling all the way to the Oregon Supreme Court, where it lost.
According to CNN, for decades, the Boy Scouts kept the files’ contents secret, arguing confidentiality was needed to protect victims’ privacy and encourage the reporting of suspected abuse.
But in many cases, the organization failed to report abuse to proper law enforcement.
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Database complied from previous court cases
The Los Angeles Times has compiled a database on thousands of men and women removed from the Boy Scouts of America using 1,900 files which were evidence in a 1992 California lawsuit.
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The files range from 1970 to 1991, and about 1,200 of the 1,900 case files overlap in time with the files ordered to be released Thursday by the Oregon Supreme Court.
Names of the victims have been redacted, and in many of the cases no criminal charges were filed, according to the LA Times.
Click here to see a list of case files by state.
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"We’re talking about hundreds, if not thousands of unidentified men who should be registered sex offenders who are roaming free in society, free to volunteer with other youth organizations, to work at schools and that sort of thing," lawyer of an abused scout, Tim Hale, told CNN.
The Boy Scouts of America have apologized and said new reports of abuse are no longer hidden by the organization but handed over to police.
"There have been instances where people misused their positions in Scouting to abuse children, and in certain cases, our response to these incidents and our efforts to protect youth were plainly insufficient, inappropriate, or wrong. Where those involved in Scouting failed to protect, or worse, inflicted harm on children, we extend our deepest and sincere apologies to victims and their families," Wayne Perry, BSA President said in a news release.
The Boy Scouts also released a video statement apologizing for the sexual abuse, and detailing recent policy changes.
"These policies include insuring at least two adults are present at all activities, preventing one-on-one contact between an adult and a youth member, requiring every scouting activity be opened to observation by parents, and mandating that suspicions of abuse be reported to the proper local authorities and to scouting leadership," Bob Mazucca, Former BSA Chief Scout Executive said.
The documents will not show the names of victims or of witnesses, but will include the names of some of the suspected abusers.
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……item 2)…. LOS ANGELES TIMES … DATE DESK …
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INSIDE THE ‘PERVERSION FILES’
Tracking decades of allegations in the Boy Scouts
This database contains information on about 5,000 men and a handful of women who were expelled from the Boy Scouts of America between 1947 and January 2005 on suspicion of sexual abuse. The dots on the map indicate the location of troops connected in some way to the accused. The timeline below shows the volume of cases opened by year; however, an unknown number of files were purged by the Scouts prior to the early 1990s. Full coverage | Contact the reporters | More about this database
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…..item 3)…. LOS ANGELES TIMES … LOCAL … latimesblogs.latimes.com
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — THIS JUST IN
Boy Scouts’ ‘perversion files’: Confidential files go public today
October 18, 2012 | 8:07 am
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Decades of confidential sexual abuse allegations from within the Boy Scouts of America will spill into public view later today when more than 1,200 of the organization’s “perversion files” are released by order of the Oregon Supreme Court.
The files will offer the public an unprecedented look at how suspected molestations were handled by one of the nation’s leading youth organizations from the early 1960s through 1985, a time when awareness of sexual abuse was evolving rapidly.
At 11:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Times will begin incorporating the court files into its own online database, which contains information on nearly 5,000 such cases spanning 1947 to January 2005. The database offers a complete record of files during that period except for an unknown number of files that have been purged by the Scouts over the years. In more than 300 cases, the allegations involve someone with ties to a troop or unit in California.
ON THE MAP: Names, locations of alleged sex abuse
The abuse reports to be released today played a key role as evidence in a landmark Oregon lawsuit in 2010 that resulted in the largest judgment ever against the Scouts in a molestation case. A jury awarded nearly million to a man who was molested by an assistant scoutmaster in the early 1980s, ruling that the Scouts had failed to protect him.
Afterward, the Boy Scouts petitioned to keep the files closed, a move opposed by media outlets seeking their full disclosure. In June, the Oregon Supreme Court sided with the Oregonian newspaper, the Associated Press, the New York Times, Oregon Public Broadcasting and other outlets and ordered their release after victim information had been redacted.
In recent months, The Times has published a series of stories analyzing an overlapping set of files — nearly 1,900 cases, opened between 1970 and 1991, given to the newspaper by a Seattle attorney. Among other things, the analysis found that hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse were never reported to law enforcement, and Scouting officials repeatedly helped alleged molesters cover their tracks.
FULL COVERAGE: Inside the ‘perversion files’
As The Times reported Wednesday, the files show a clear pattern of “grooming behavior” that allegedmolesters used to seduce their victims, and often to ensure their silence.
Media organizations from across the country are expected to mine the files released later today, and legal experts say some of the revelations in the files could lead to lawsuits against the Boy Scouts over their handling of alleged abuse.
The Scouts have warned that the release of the files could have a chilling effect on the reporting of alleged abuse. For nearly a century, the Scouts have maintained the national archive, known inside the organization as the “perversion files,” as a way of preventing men suspected of abuse from reentering Scouting.
Although never intended for public release, hundreds of files have been submitted as evidence in lawsuits over the years, generally under seal.
The files contain detailed — though often incomplete — accounts of alleged abuse, including handwritten accounts by young victims, court records, police reports and correspondence between local and national Scout officials. Many of the alleged incidents were never reported to the police, so the allegations have not been heard in court.
The Oregon Supreme Court ordered information about the alleged abuse victims redacted from the files. The names, however, of 1,247 men who were expelled from Scouting because of the allegations in the files will be released to the public.
ALSO:
DOCUMENTS: A paper trail of abuse
In Scouting reports, a pattern of molestation
Boy Scouts helped molesters cover tracks, records show
— Jason Felch and Kim Christensen
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Re-entering the Digital Age?
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I apologise for what turned out to to be a misleading and inaccurate post.
On 16 October 2009 I got the email below from Stuart Young, Assistant Chief Executive in Haringey.
I read it as meaning that my Labour colleagues, "cabinet" councillors in the London Borough of Haringey, had overturned an officers’ decision to block Social Media websites for the borough’s staff.
So it looked as though our staff would again be treated as grown-ups and professionals.
Mr Young referred to a report at the Cabinet Advisory Board * meeting 15 October 2009 which approved a 6-month trial giving staff access to social media channels when this related to the Council’s work.
My original post on this page reported what seemed a welcome if nervous return by Haringey to the twenty-first century.
But I was wrong.
The report and the six-month trial both sank without trace. Haringey closed its eyes and snuggled back under its IT comfort blanket.
What’s this about? The problem discovered
I’m an elected councillor. In September 2009 towards the end of the schools’ summer holiday, I was told about serious problems with a building project in a local school. Students were due to start back, so the problem was urgent. With the permission of the headteacher, and accompanied by staff, I quickly took photos in the building. To make them rapidly available to Peter Lewis, then Director of Haringey Children’s Services, I posted them in a private Flickr folder and emailed Mr Lewis an access password.
Shockingly, both Mr Lewis and his P.A. were blocked from viewing the photos. And at the time they did not know why.
I then discovered that a new software block was operating which stopped all Haringey staff from accessing not only Flickr but other social media websites.
Click here to read further details. And for the helpful comments and suggested website links from Hugh Flouch, James Grinter, Liz Ixer, Danny McL, and Kake Pugh.
On 2 October 2009 I emailed a "Member Enquiry" – a formal councillor’s request – asking which websites were blocked, and for other information.
Scroll down to see the reply I got on 16 October 2009 from Stuart Young, Haringey Assistant Chief Executive. Mr Young sent me a second email on 23 October 2009, which is posted further down this page. As are my replies to Mr Young.
—– Original Message —–
From : Stuart Young, Assistant Chief Executive, People, Organisation & Development
To : Alan Stanton, Tottenham Hale ward councillor
Sent : Friday, October 16, 2009 10:58 AM
Subject : Blocked websites – Cost of business case for individual unblocking
Dear Councillor Stanton
I refer to your recent Member Enquiry regarding blocked websites and respond to your questions as follows:
The Council has an internet content filtering tool called “WebSense” that monitors over 36 million websites; hence it would not be feasible to provide you with a list of those sites that are blocked.
This tool has been configured to block web site categories (rather than specific sites) that are considered unacceptable by our Authority (as per the Council’s ‘Internet Acceptable Usage Policy’.) The blocked web site categories are listed below for your reference:
● Adult material ● Peer to peer file sharing ●· Personal network storage ●· Drugs ●· Gambling ●· Games ●· Illegal ●· Hacking ●· MP3 and Download ●· Social networking and personal ●· Militancy and Extremist ●· Racism and hate ●· Tasteless ●· Violence ●· Weapons ●· Web chat
In October 2007, there was consultation between Human Resources, Legal Services and Information Technology Services where a more relaxed stance to the Policy was agreed. Since that date only minor cosmetic changes have been made to the document.
In terms of line Managers monitoring the internet usage of their own staff via WebSense, unfortunately this would not be feasible. The tool cannot be configured to only allow Managers to review the usage of their own staff only. Giving administrative access to managers would allow them to report on the internet usage of all staff and Members, not just their own subordinates. In addition, administration of the tool is complex and would require implementation of an expensive Council Wide training programme. Therefore, where management have concerns over the potential misuse of the Council’s internet facility, referrals are made to HR, Internal Audit and IT Security management for investigation and to produce the reports.
Due to the vast number of websites monitored by WebSense (mentioned above) it is not practical to consult with staff regarding any possible consequence of singular sites being banned under the approved blocked categories. However, if a site is blocked and there is a valid business reason for the site to be opened, an officer only needs to complete a Harinet online change request form (which is free of charge) and takes approximately 5 minutes to complete and submit. Since the beginning of September 2009 there have been no requests made for access to social media sites.
A review of the policy is currently underway specifically focussing on business change and the use of social media and social networking channels. A report on this subject matter is due to be submitted by the Assistant Chief Executive – People, Organisation and Development to the Cabinet Advisory Board on the 15th October 2009. The report is seeking approval for a 6-month trial giving all staff access to social media channels for business related networking via the Council’s network. Such policy changes are the subject of consultation with Haringey trades unions.
I hope the above answers the questions raised.
Yours sincerely
Stuart Young
Assistant Chief Executive
People & Organisational Development
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§ * Haringey’s so-called Cabinet Advisory Board – usually referred to as CAB – is the real Council cabinet meeting which makes decisions prior to the formal meeting. So things to can be kept from the prying eyes of residents who have to pay for this pantomime.
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