The new wave of litigation is made possible by AB 218, sponsored by San Diego Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. For part of that time the San Diego diocese included churches in Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino counties until 1978, when Riverside and San Bernardino became a separate diocese. Five men and women say in their lawsuit they were molested at St. Jude’s Shrine in San Diego starting in 1957 and stretching to 1970. AdvertisementThe lawsuit points out the Boy Scouts’ so-called “perversion files,” internal records on thousands of Scout leaders who’d been the subject of reports of molestation over the decades. In a statement Thursday addressing the overall litigation, Boy Scouts of America apologized to any victims who were harmed during their time as Scouts.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2020 05:15 UTC