Civil Liberties

New Abuse Lawsuits Filed Against Boy Scouts in Washington

A dozen men claim assaults between the '60s and '90s

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A dozen men are filing a broad new lawsuit against the Boy Scouts and some of its former adult leaders, saying that abuse occurred regularly in Washington state sites.

The case filed Thursday accuses 13 different people of abuse. They include a scoutmaster accused of repeatedly abusing two boys, a camp cook accused of raping a boy, and a business manager accused of abusing a boy in a tent.