Scouts to hand over sex abuse files in the US
A judge overseeing a lawsuit by the family of a California boy molested by his troop leader has ordered the Boy Scouts of America to hand over confidential files containing accusations of sexual abuse by its leaders throughout the country.
The Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge said last month that the Irving, Texas-based organisation must turn over the last 20 years’ worth of records by February 24, with victims’ names removed, the Los Angeles Times reported. The files will not be made public.
