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Files detail decades of Scout abuse claims

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Posted: October 19, 2012 at 5:32 a.m.

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Attorney Kelly Clark examines some of the previously confidential documents created by the Boy Scouts of America on child sexual abuse within the organization, in preparation for releasing the documents Thursday, in this Tuesday photo in his office in Portland, Ore.

Decades of secrecy ended Thursday with the court-ordered release of more than 1,200 of the Boy Scouts of America’s “perversion files” that detail how the organization handled allegations of sexual abuse within its ranks.

New Documents Detail History of Boy Scout Abuse

The Boy Scouts of America have released nearly a decade of confidential files never before made public. The Scouts kept track of suspected pedophiles they banned from their ranks, but kept the list secret until now. (By The Associated Press)
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