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Oregon Court Rules Boy Scouts Must Reveal ‘Perversion Files’

06.14.12 | 10:04 am

According to the AP, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that 20,000 pages of the Boy Scouts’ so-called ‘perversion files’ must be opened to the public. The files, compiled from 1965-1985, were used as evidence in a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts in which the organization was found to have failed to protect a man molested by an assistant scoutmaster in the early 1980s.

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Casey Michel Casey Michel oversees the Human Rights Foundation (HRF)’s Combating Kleptocracy Program, focusing on transnational corruption, illicit finance, and the corruption that links dictators around the world. He is the author of two books, “American Kleptocracy” and “Foreign Agents,” both published by St. Martin’s Press. Michel has written on kleptocracy and related topics for outlets like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, and others. He received his master’s degree Russian, Eurasian, and East European studies from Columbia University, and he’s currently sanctioned by the Russian regime for his work.

Oregon Court Rules Boy Scouts Must Reveal ‘Perversion Files’

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