Boy Scouts of America

June 10, 2021 | 3:00 PM

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February 19, 2020 | 5:25 AM

As Boy Scouts of America files for Bankruptcy, Pa. chapters will stay afloat

We want the Boy Scouts to do everything in their power to get these individual survivors the resources they need to make their life better."

By Kathleen Davis/WESA

February 18, 2020 | 5:43 AM

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy

The group has been exploring the possibility of bankruptcy since at least December 2018, in the face pf some 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts.

By Laurel Wamsley and Wade Goodwyn/NPR

January 16, 2020 | 11:01 AM

Groups are skirting Pa. law intended to protect children from abuse in wake of Penn State scandal

Beginning in 2015, the state required anyone working with children, including volunteers, to undergo a series of background checks. But there's little enforcement and few ways to know who isn’t complying with the law.

By Logan Hullinger/The York Dispatch and Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA

January 14, 2020 | 12:36 PM

Boy Scouts abused in other states sue in N.J. using untested strategy

Former scouts say they have grounds to sue in New Jersey because the abuse occurred when the Boy Scouts of America was headquartered in the state from 1954 to 1979.

By Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY

October 31, 2019 | 5:26 PM

Boy Scouts to boost annual youth fees by more than 80%

For years, the BSA has been entangled in costly litigation with plaintiffs who said they were abused by scout leaders in their youth.

By David Crary/The Associated Press

August 30, 2019 | 5:31 AM

Wave of child sex abuse lawsuits threatens Boy Scouts

"It would be nice for me to have the Scouts say we did wrong by you and by these other boys and by your parents."

By Mike Catalini/The Associated Press

August 15, 2019 | 10:22 AM

Safe to join Boy Scouts? Some parents say policy upgrades help prevent abuse

Some parents have fashioned their own protocols to ensure their children’s safety. Others say Boy Scouts of America has learned from past mistakes and has itself instituted policies that will protect their children.

By Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY and Ximena Conde/WHYY

August 15, 2019 | 9:15 AM

Safe to join Boy Scouts? Some parents say policy upgrades help prevent abuse

By Nicholas Pugliese and Ximena Conde/WHYY

August 7, 2019 | 5:24 AM

Boy Scouts of America faces new sex abuse allegations, Pa. lawsuit reveals

“There is a crisis in the Boy Scouts, and there has been for many years, many decades."

By Nina Feldman/WHYY

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