Sued US Boy Scout for sexual violence August 8 18:32

A 57-year-old man sued for the responsibility of the Boy Scout Federation for sexual violence from Boy Scout members over 40 years ago in Pennsylvania. The defense team is planning to elucidate the actual state of damage, assuming that about 800 other people have received damage information.

The 57-year-old man who participated in the activities of Boy Scouts in the 1970s in Pennsylvania was sued by a supervisory adult who was repeatedly touched by a supervisory adult for about 4 years from around the age of 12, and was forced to have sex. It has been subject to violence such as to do.

On top of that, he accuses the Boy Scouts American Federation, which oversees its activities, to conceal the issue of sexual violence.

About this problem, the defense team has gathered victim information throughout the United States since the spring of last year, and so far about 800 people from the age of 14 to 88 have received testimony of damage .

The defense team said at a press conference, “It ’s a cruel act that has always been hidden, but it ’s time to fully reveal what happened in this group.” I showed the idea of ​​pursuing responsibility.

The Boy Scouts American Federation is one of the leading youth groups in the United States with over 2.4 million boys and girls, and is known for producing prominent politicians and actors.