Reader's Blog: Scouting Ireland should be disbanded

Revelations about child sexual abuse in the Irish scouting movement are truly shocking.

Reader's Blog: Scouting Ireland should be disbanded
Thu, 13 Dec, 2018 - 00:00

Revelations about child sexual abuse in the Irish scouting movement are truly shocking.

Three hundred and 17 alleged victims have come forward and 212 alleged perpetrators identified, and these figures may rise substantially. This is yet another dreadful scandal. It should call into question the continued existence of Scouting Ireland and the broader scouting movement.

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