I was in the Scouts from 11, and at 13 I met a leader who was 10 years older than me.
He noticed th…
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Sexual Abuse
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Sexual Abuse
I was brought to Scouts in 2006 by someone I’d met through a friend. Within a couple of weeks he had…
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Insufficient Training
I volunteer with a Scouts group. However, upon first expressing an interest in volunteering, I was a…
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Sexual Abuse
My abuse started whilst I was in the cubs in the mid to late 80’s and continued over a period of s…
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Sexual Abuse
My abuser died by suicide after his arrest for allegations of sexual assault that had been reported …
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Sexual Abuse
A few years into scouting, my longstanding scout leader was inappropriate with me on a camp…