Victims of Boy Scouts abuse are seeing small payouts in settlement claims: ‘It’s just like we’re getting abused all over again’
- Survivors of abuse who successfully sued the Boy Scouts and are seeking compensation from a bankruptcy trust have been disappointed with the payouts they've been receiving.
- Some 82,000 people have filed claims to receive compensation from the Scouting Settlement Trust, which was established in 2023 after the Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- The filing came on the heels of renewed accusations of sexual abuse of scouts at the hands of troop leaders and other adults.
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- Survivors of abuse who successfully sued the Boy Scouts and are seeking compensation from a bankruptcy trust have been disappointed with the payouts they've been receiving.
- Some 82,000 people have filed claims to receive compensation from the Scouting Settlement Trust, which was established in 2023 after the Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- The filing came on the heels of renewed accusations of sexual abuse of scouts at the hands of troop leaders and other adults.
Sources: The Independent