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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

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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