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November 14, 2019

An Illinois grand jury has formally indicted a Boy Scout troop leader, 79-year-old Milton Forsberg, with child pornography trafficking charges.

Grand jury indicts former Boy Scout troop leader on child porn charges (wandtv.com) Topics: Champaign, child pornography, boy scout, Boy Scout troop leader, nudist colony, sworn affidavit, Boy scouts of america, Boy Scout programs A grand jury has formally indicted...

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April 27, 2015

Why Did the Joliet Diocese Allow Child Abusers to be Ordained?

Over the span of 20 years, priests ordained by the Joliet Diocese allegedly abused many boys involved in church programs from the 1960s through 1980s. The Joliet Diocese knew about priests abusing children well before they did anything to protect...

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January 22, 2015

Hurley McKenna & Mertz Files Two Separate Lawsuits Involving Seven Total Sexual Abuse Victims in Illinois

Earlier this week, Hurley McKenna & Mertz filed lawsuits against Chicago Presbytery on behalf of seven men sexually abused by Presbyterian minister Douglas Mason in the early ‘80s and ‘90s. The two separately filed lawsuits follow an earlier lawsuit that...

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October 12, 2002

Former BSA Youth Protection Director Tells Congress That Children Still Unsafe In Scouts BSA Programs.

Detective Michael Johnson, the former Youth Protection Director of the Boy Scouts of America, has come forward to urge Congress to open an investigation and hold hearings which will lead to greater oversight of the Scouts BSA Congressional Charter.  In...

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