msnbc   |  April 13, 2010

Boy Scouts negligent in abuse case

Jurors found the Boy Scouts of America negligent and awarded $1.4 million to a former Portland man who was abused by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s.

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>> good reporting. thank you.

>>> an oregon jury found in favor of a portland man who sued the boy scouts of america . he says he was abused by an assistant scout master in the early 1980s and claims the boy scouts keep a list of scout leaders suspected of child sex abuse dating back to the 1920s , but that they failed to take steps to prevent the abuse. the jury awarded the plaintiff $1.4 million .

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