Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy

The national organization of the Boy Scouts filed for Chapter 11 protection today:

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Facing mounting legal costs from defending itself against lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of boys, the venerable nonprofit sought Chapter 11 protection in a court filing early Tuesday. A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that the filing had "two key objectives: equitably compensate victims who were harmed during their time in Scouting and continue carrying out its mission for years to come. The BSA intends to use the Chapter 11 process to create a Victims Compensation Trust that would provide equitable compensation to victims." The Boy Scouts said that only the national organization had filed for Chapter 11 and that local councils that provide programming and other services are financially independent. "The BSA cares deeply about all victims of abuse and sincerely apologizes to anyone who was harmed during their time in Scouting. We are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children," Roger Mosby, BSA's president and chief executive officer, said in a statement Tuesday. "While we know nothing can undo the tragic abuse that victims suffered, we believe the Chapter 11 process — with the proposed Trust structure — will provide equitable compensation to all victims while maintaining the BSA's important mission," he said.

This seems like a logical progression. And while the bankruptcy doesn't dissolve the organization or anything of that sort, I think that eventuality is still on the table as a future possibility.

The Boy Scouts as an organization is not at fault for the fact that pedophiles have flocked to it; unfortunately that is an endemic weakness of all youth organizations. But it is paying the price for a long-time mindset that the best thing to do about child abuse is to not talk about it.

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