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August 19, 2013

FOX 32 TV News: Christopher Hurley Questions Convicted Pedophile Thomas Hacker in Prison

FOX 32 NEWS In the decades since convicted pedophile and former south suburban scoutmaster Thomas Hacker went to prison, no one had ever questioned him about what he calls his addiction to young boys or his crimes. That is, until...

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August 12, 2013

New Lawsuit Details Extensive Sexual Abuse Against Local Scouts

OAK LAWN PATCH Lawsuit claims Archdiocese was negligent in protecting children at St. Louis de Montfort from two convicted pedophiles, Fr. Maday and scout leader Tom Hacker in early 1970s. [ . . . . ] Included in the complaint...

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August 7, 2013

CBS-TV: Lawsuit Targets Boy Scouts For Failing To Stop Sex Abuse

CBS CHICAGO Chris Hurley, lawyer for 15 men who were sexually molested by serial pedophile Thomas Hacker, was interviewed by CBS TV news. Hurley told the reporter that, like earlier scandals in the Roman Catholic Church and at Penn State...

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August 7, 2013

CBS-TV Chicago Interviews Christopher Hurley About Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Lawsuits

CBS CHICAGO Christopher Hurley appeared on CBS Chicago Channel 2 to announce that he was filing a lawsuit agaginst the Boy Scouts of America on behalf of sixteen former Boy Scouts from the Chicago area molested by their scout leader,...

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August 7, 2013

15 Ex-Boy Scouts Sue Scouting Organization

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA “These victims, and their parents, placed their trust and confidence in the Boy Scouts, and the Scouts let them down,” attorney Chris Hurley said in a statement. “When abuse was reported, BSA turned its back and not...

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August 7, 2013

Ex-Boy Scouts File Suit After Abuse By Prolific Molester

LAWYERS.COM, NATIONAL LEGAL BLOG Christopher T. Hurley, managing partner of Chicago-based firm [[title]], discussed how the doctrine of fraudulent concealment essentially resets the statute of limitations and gives plaintiffs five years to file suit once they discover that information was...

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August 7, 2013

Lawsuit Alleges Boy Scouts Didn’t Protect Local Scouts From Serial Pedophile

OAK LAWN PATCH Former scouts from St. Louis de Montfort’s troubled Troop 1600 claim they were sexually assaulted by convicted pedophile, Thomas Hacker, during the 1980s. Representing the plaintiffs are Chicago attorneys Christopher Hurley and Evan Smola. See More

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August 7, 2013

Boy Scouts Sued By 15 Former Suburban Men

DAILY HERALD Fifteen former Boy Scouts from the suburb of Burbank filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the organization failed to protect them from a scout leader who was later convicted of molestation. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit...

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