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Texas Judge Backs Order On Boy Scout Abuse Files

A Texas judge has reaffirmed an earlier ruling requiring the Boy Scouts of America to turn over “perversion” files kept on abuse claims, though it’s unlikely that will happen soon.

2013/01/30

Members of the Boy Scouts salute during a flag raising. (credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Order Lets Boy Scouts Keep New Abuse Files Private

The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America has won a stay of a court order that would have required them to turn over more than two decades of files the group kept on sexual abuse complaints.

2012/11/30

Plano Police Fear Youth Group Leader Has More Abuse Victims

The City of Plano may have directed kids to an organization headed by a man now accused of child indecency.

CBS 11–2012/11/08

Boy Scouts Of America Hosting Anti-Abuse Forum

Even as its past policies on sex-abuse prevention fuel controversy, the Boy Scouts of America is hosting an unprecedented closed-door symposium Thursday with other national youth organizations.

2012/10/31

Release Of Abuse Files: New Challenge For Scouts

True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of voluminous confidential files detailing decades of alleged sex abuse by Scout leaders.

2012/10/22

Scout President: Mistakes Were Made In Confidential Files

The Boy Scouts of America have for decades have held private files on individuals who came under suspicion for all kinds of misconduct, including claims of sexual abuse.

2012/10/15

Boy Scouts Release ‘Ineligible Volunteer’ List

The Boy Scouts of America say they knew of cases of abuse in their ranks, and now they’re turning over the information to law enforcement.

2012/10/01

Boy Scouts To Review Internal Files On Abuse Allegations

The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America has announced that it is launching a review of files the organization compiled over more than four decades on suspected child sex abusers.

2012/09/26

Garland soccer coach Bernardo Mondragon-Guzman has been accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy. (credit: Garland Police Department)

Soccer Coach May Have Sexually Abused More Kids

Garland police say there are more possible sexual assault victims in the Bernardo Mondragon- Guzman case.

2012/09/20

A Tarrant County jury found 65-year-old Charles Samuel Burgess II guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of Children and Indecency. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison with no possibility for parole. (credit: Tarrant Co. Sheriff's Office)

Arlington Man Guilty Of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of Children”

Last week a jury found a North Texas man guilty of Sexual Abuse of Children and Indecency. On Monday he learned his fate.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/08/27

Penn State Community Shaken By Sex Abuse Scandal

Penn State Scandal Prompts Preventative Education At TCU

The fallout from the Penn State child sex scandal has caused other universities to take action.

2012/06/14

US Kayla Harrison (white) fights with Ru

Olympic Hopeful ‘Enraged’ By Penn State Scandal

Olympic hopeful Kayla Harrison says she’s still enraged by the sexual abuse scandal that engulfed Penn State and resulted in the firing of longtime football coach Joe Paterno.

2012/05/13