Boy Scouts ‘perversion files’ covers thousands of alleged offenders, attorney says

By Zach Halaschak

Published April 23, 2019 10:31pm ET

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A lawyer in New York alleges the Boy Scouts of America has “perversion files” on nearly 8,000 people who have been accused of sexually abusing children over the years.

Victims’ rights attorney Jeff Anderson said at a Tuesday press conference the estimated number of suspected perpetrators sits at 7,819, with 12,254 victims. That’s far higher than the roughly 1,247 alleged pedophiles revealed in 14,000 pages released to the public in 2012.

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