"I think we're on solid legal ground here," Aitan Goelman, an attorney and part of a consortium of lawyers representing alleged victims of abuse by the Boy Scouts of America, told CNN. It is the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) policy that all incidents of suspected abuse are reported to law enforcement. " Warren, speaking after her testimony in 2019, said she found no evidence of a cover-up on the part of the Boy Scouts of America. In three of the eight cases of alleged abuse, according to the lawsuit, the Boy Scouts of America was notified and failed to act. Kessinger is one of eight men suing the Boy Scouts of America in Washington, alleging the organization negligently created an environment rife with the sexual abuse of young boys.

Source: CNN January 07, 2020 00:22 UTC