Boy Scout 'Perversion Files' Include Hundreds of St. Louis, St. Charles Cases
Patch is still sifting through the hundreds of files released, but read the story to find an alleged incident from a Webster Groves troop.
The recently released Boy Scout "Perversion Files," files that detail cases nationwide of sexual abuse by scout leaders, include 205 cases in Missouri, involving 56 troops in the St. Louis area and St. Charles County. The files detail hundreds of cases of alleged sexual abuse perpetrated by Boy Scout leaders as well as efforts by Boy Scout officials, law enforcement and community leaders to shield those leaders from consequences. The Oregon Supreme Court in June ordered the files, which the Boy Scouts organization apparently collected over several decades, to be released at the request of media organizations following a $20-million judgment in a 2010 lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America. Some of the cases involve unreported …
