Crime & Safety
16 San Diego Cases Included in Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'
As part of the settlement in a multi-million-dollar sex abuse case, files containing information on thousands of possible crimes were released Thursday.
A total of 16 San Diego cases of possible sexual abuse by Boy Scout troop leaders and volunteers may be part of the organization's "perversion files" released Thursday to the public.
For decades, the Boy Scouts of America kept the files as a way to keep volunteers suspected of inappopriate sexual behavior away from children. The cases were not shared with parents or police.
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The Los Angeles Times has created a list of the cases by year, city, state and troop number. The newspaper's list includes the time period covered by Thursday's release (1965 to 1985), but also other accusations and documents gathered and released in various court cases.
16 cases are in San Diego, according to the Times files. Click on the links below to read their files.
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877 1966 2075 San Diego, Calif. 909 1991 2070 San Diego, Calif.
937 1991 1898 San Diego, Calif. 59 1990 1650 San Diego, Calif. 622 1988 1532 San Diego, Calif. 8653
Editor's Note: La Jolla Patch incorrectly stated that three cases were listed in San Diego. This copy has been updated to reflect all 16 cases.
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