When I was 13, one of the young leaders (he was somewhere between 19 and 23) took me in his tent at …
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Read and try and understand other people’s experiences and stories from abuse in the Scouts. If there’s anything here that is triggering, know that there are people who can help. If you feel inspired or confident enough, please share your story.
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Sexual Abuse
What an amazing project. Thank you for this. My own story is from the 1960s or maybe early 1970s. A …
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Sexual Abuse
I was a scout at ****** between 1981 – 87. My abuser became a scout leader to solely groom boys some…
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Adult Leader
When I was 8-9, between 1977-1979 while a cub scout at the ***************, my friend and …
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Pre 2014
I was in my second year at scouts doing badges and applied for my first aid badge. The scout master …
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Post 2014
This is a current/ongoing example of scouts poor child protection and safeguarding abilities in 2023…
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Emotional Abuse
I briefly joined the scouts for 2 years to take part in a DOFE program and almost as soon as i joine…
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Sexual Abuse
I wasn’t in scouts but I was in girl guides. However we did go to camps where we would be sharing …
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Sexual Abuse
This is a hard story to tell, from when I was an Explorer between 2006 and 2008.
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Post 2014
I have been a leader for 30 years. I have seen attitudes change, and practices considered normal 30 …