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Deadline to file sex abuse claims against Boy Scouts of America ends Monday
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foxnews.comThe Boy Scouts of America face tens of thousands of sex-abuse claims as Monday signals the final day to file further claims, according to reports.
The century-old organization already faces around 82,000 claims filed over the past year, the New York Times reported. Even that number is likely only a fraction of the overall cases of pedophilia and abuse that have shadowed the organization since shortly after its founding in 1910.
The Monday deadline, known as a “bar date,” was set back in February when the Boy Scouts filed for Chapter 11 protection. Any claimant can file a sex-abuse case against the group by 2 p.m.
PST. Cases have flooded in from all 50 states in the country, detailing a variety of abuses. Accusers range from ages 8 to 93,.
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