I was groomed from age 12 and abused from age 13 by my scout leader, who was 20 years my senior. Thi…
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Sexual Abuse
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Post 2014
There is no legal duty of care for volunteer leaders who chose to ignore the escalating bullying by …
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Post 2014
When I was 15, I was a young leader at a cub group whilst also in explorers and on a district cub ca…
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Sexual Abuse
I was a cub scout in the mid sixties and not abused but was very wary of the cub leader. A few years…
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Sexual Abuse
I was on summer camp away from home. I guess I was maybe 12. I fell climbing a slope in the woods an…
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Post 2014
My ex-husband started as a scout leader during our divorce proceedings after his solicitor told him …
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Sexual Abuse
I was abused at 13. I never told anyone. At 17 as an apprentice, my abuser was one of the trainers i…
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Grooming
I was a Cub leader and became aware of the Venture Scout leaders behaviour over a long period. He wa…
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Post 2014
I started scouts when I was 12. I was a very shy and reserved child and one particular leader, man i…
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Post 2014
I’d been in Scouting since I was 8 years old. It had become such an important part of my life, that …