Boy Scouts of America Sexual Assault Lawyers

Put Decades of Experience in Your Corner

For much of the 20th Century, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) had a squeaky clean public image. In fact, participation in the Boy Scouts was considered to be almost a rite of passage for the average American male. In the last few decades, however, a number of ugly and startling facts regarding the history and prevalence of youth sexual abuse within the organization have been brought to light. 

Like many other organizations and institutions where adults can have close, unsupervised contact with children, the BSA attracts sexual predators and probably more than most due to privacy and control afforded by "ordinary" scouting activities such as camping.

At the Joseph George Jr. Law Corporation, we have been obtaining justice and compensation for survivors of childhood sexual abuse since 1986. Our success is due in part to our experience and limited focus on these cases, but also to the psychologist's education, training, and work history that attorney Dr. Joseph C. George brings to our practice. 

In many cases, in fact, his understanding of the emotional and psychological injuries associated with childhood sexual abuse has made all the difference for our clients. You can rely on our Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse attorneys in California to provide you with the strong representation you deserve.

Since the Boy Scouts of America was established in 1910 there have been allegations of scout leaders and volunteers abusing young boys. As early as the organization began tracking allegations of misconduct by volunteers, it used the files to quietly remove predators from its ranks, apparently to no avail. 

We now know, for instance, that the BSA has been dismissing suspected child abusers for most of the last century. We also know that in many cases, those dismissals only came after the BSA could no longer ignore clear warning signs that should have been investigated sooner.

The Boy Scouts were forced to release thousands of documents in 2012 after a court order. These documents came to be known as the Perversion Files. It was revealed that the Scouts were aware of abuse in chapters nationwide. Worse, the organization did not report the allegations to authorities, thus covering up the abuse.

Adult volunteers and Scout leaders sexually abused thousands of boys and young men due to their negligence. Oftentimes, sexual predators who are known to be repeat offenders are simply moved to other chapters rather than being expelled, and are allowed to victimize more boys.