Editing Scouting America (section)

===Sexual abuse cases===
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Scouting sexual abuse cases are situations where youth involved in Scouting programs have been sexually abused by someone who is also involved in the Scouting program. J.L. Tarr, a US Chief Scout Executive in the 1980s, was quoted in an article regarding sexual assault cases against Scout leaders across all 50 states: "That's been an issue since the Boy Scouts began."{{r|ScoutsHonor}} Several reports have surfaced over the years regarding incidents of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America, including incidents of repeat offenders.{{r|therecord.com|latimes.com}} There have also been several high-profile court cases that resulted in convictions and settlements involving such incidents.{{r|therecord.com|latimes.com}} On October 19, 2012, the Boy Scouts of America were forced by court order to release over 20,000 pages of documentation on 1200 alleged [[child sexual abuse]] cases within the organization from between 1965 and 1985.{{r|Goodale}} Legal claims against Scouting America for such matters continue to the present day.{{r|USAToday2019}}{{r|NBCNews2019}} Following its bankruptcy in February 2020, over 92,000 sexual abuse claims were filed with the bankruptcy court before the November 16, 2020 deadline to receive claims.{{r|AbuseClaims|NYT95SexAbuseClaims}}

In the 1980s, Scouting America developed its Youth Protection program to educate youth, leaders, and parents about the problem and to introduce barriers to sexual abuse of children using the Scout program to reach victims. "Two deep" leadership dictates that no adult member can be alone with any youth member (other than their child). Shortly after joining, youth must discuss with their parents a pamphlet on sexual abuse. Prior to joining, adults must take a youth protection training course, which must be renewed every two years. Since 2003, new adult members must pass a criminal background check (adults who were already members had to pass a background check by 2008). The Youth Protection Plan from the organization is linked to in a CDC report on such programs.{{r|CDC2}}