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Indydem

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6. It wasn't even an accusation

Reply to TalkingDog (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 01:14 PM

Feb 2013

It was an observation by another leader. How would you go about contacting authorities about such a situation?

"Yes, police? I would like to make a complaint on another person, but the actual victim does not want to come forward."

Good luck with that.

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Siblings Discover Dad's Scout Abuse, Remember Own [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 OP

so the scouts behaved just like the rcc. almost unimaginable how many lives have been ruined niyad Feb 2013 #1

How do you figure? Indydem Feb 2013 #2

the "perversion files" were secret. they didn't follow up--this guy ended up running another niyad Feb 2013 #3

So by that logic TalkingDog Feb 2013 #4

It wasn't even an accusation Indydem Feb 2013 #6

It does appear from the article that the only step the Boy Scouts took was to oust him davidpdx Feb 2013 #5