The Boy Scouts Abuse Scandal: Uncovering Decades of Secrets

This chapter discusses the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) abuse scandal and sheds light on the controversial practice of the BSA settling abuse cases by making secret payments to victims. It highlights the failure of the youth protection plan and the high number of unreported or suppressed cases of abuse. The chapter also mentions the efforts to make confidential files on banned scout leaders public and calls for intervention from Congress.