I was abused by a scout leader along with some other boys.
I went to the police and nothing happe…
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Sexual Abuse
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Post 2014
I was a rainbow, a brownie and then a scout and onto explorers, and after a few years returning at 2…
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Post 2014
My husband was charged with physically assaulting my son, his stepson. I was a witness. A local Scou…
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Sexual Abuse
It is maybe too long ago to be relevant, except for saying that this is…
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Sexual Abuse
In 1964 I was the Troop Leader of a scout troop in ****. I loved scouting and enjoyed every aspect o…
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Post 2014
My son was not sexually abused, he was bullied by one of the scout leaders and the membership secret…
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Insufficient Training
Speaking as a volunteer with the Scouts: These experiences are real, and I fully support the goals o…
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Sexual Abuse
As a child protection social worker I worked with a girl who had been sexually abused by her father …
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Sexual Abuse
My family were heavily involved in Scouting at a local level wherever we lived (Dad was in the army …
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Sexual Abuse
I joined the Venture scouts with a friend in 1983 it seemed like a good place to go for me as my mot…