Full Series
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Part 1 - Inside the Files
Our exclusive look into the Boy Scouts' confidential files – 30,000 documents, 10 journalists, 6 months of research. Our investigation reveals scouts’ pleas for help being ignored while some scout leaders were promised confidentiality.
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Part 2 - Systemic Failures
The Scripps National Investigative Team tracks systemic problems within the Boy Scouts of America, including poor background checks, and suspected molestors moving from troop to troop. More of our exclusive interview with the leader of BSA.
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Part 3 - Scouts Today
After revelations of abuse within the Boy Scouts of America, how has the organization and its policies changed, and are changes working? You’ll hear different sides. Plus, a one-time abused scout has to decide whether scouting is right for his sons.
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Advice for parents in helping their children avoid abuse by sexual predators.
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How groups try to prevent sexual abuse
Recent revelations about the Boy Scouts of America’s decades-old “ineligible volunteer files” raise questions about the quality of youth protection today. How do organizations keep their young charges safe?
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Boy Scouts' president official statement
An official response to our investigation from Boy Scouts of America national president Wayne Perry.
