The narrative surrounding sexual abuse is changing. More people realize that survivors are not responsible for what happened to them and that we must do more to protect others from similar mistreatment. However, there is still plenty of misinformation floating around...
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The holidays can be hard for survivors – here’s how you can cope
The holidays are often associated with joy, celebration and spending time with loved ones. However, for many sexual abuse survivors, it can trigger memories of traumatic events or place them in front of people who are unsupportive or apathetic to their situation....
3 questions to address surrounding your sexual abuse case
Holding your abuser accountable takes courage. If you plan to pursue legal action against them, you may have questions about what to expect. For example, you may wonder how much time your case could take, whether you should settle or go to court and how long you have...
New Boy Scouts Documentary Makes Its Scandalous Debut Exploring Decades of Sexual Abuse Cover-Ups
Making its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9 at 6 PM and available for streaming on June 11, the new boy scouts documentary, “Leave No Trace”, explores the fall of the long-respected Boy Scouts of America organization. The revealing new trailer of this much-anticipated docufilm offers a peek inside the alleged century-long cover-up by the Boy Scouts of America that resulted in over 82,000…
Central Florida Boy Scouts Executive Arrested on Sexual Battery and Child Molestation Charges
On January 15, 2022, Volusia County police officers arrested John Bruce Larsen, a Central Florida Boy Scouts district executive, for multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with minors. Larsen, age 52, was charged with two counts of sexual battery on a child less than 12 years of age, two counts of sexual battery on a child older than 12 but younger…
Why Are Abused Boy Scouts Coming Forward Now?
Today’s New York Times reports that more than 82,000 individuals report having been sexually abused in the Boy Scouts. That’s staggering. That’s supposedly more child sex crimes than in the Catholic church (though solid numbers about predators and victims is notoriously hard to come by.) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/us/boy-scouts-abuse-claims-bankruptcy.html?searchResultPosition=1 To what can so much abuse – and so many victims stepping forward –…
Boy Scout Leaders and Clergymen Have More in Common Than You May Know
Like many clergy, Scout leaders are often thought of as selfless men, generously sharing their time and talent with youngsters. Like many clergy, they often have seemingly legitimate reasons to be alone with kids. Like many clergy, Scout leaders belong to a rigid, male-dominated, hierarchical group. Like many clergy, they are often seen as ‘good influences’ on kids, especially troubled…
Horowitz Law is Now Investigating Cases Involving Alan Morris and the Boy Scouts
In January 1987, Alan Richard Morris pleaded guilty in a Florida court to multiple counts of sexual misconduct involving four young boys. Morris, an Assistant Scoutmaster and Webelos Den Leader with the Boy Scouts of America, often held “special” Boy Scout meetings at his home where he would show his Scouts pornography and teach them to masturbate. Sometimes, Morris brought…
Filing Deadline Set for Nov. 16 in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
Earlier today, the United States Bankruptcy Court set November 16, 2020, as the final deadline for the filing of sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year to resolve all of the pending sexual abuse claims against the national organization. Contrary to what you might think, a…
Dioceses. Boy Scouts. USA Gymnastics: The Real Reason They’re Crying “BANKRUPTCY”
Increasingly, venerable institutions like the Boy Scouts, the USA Gymnastics and Catholic dioceses say they are going into bankruptcy because of child sex abuse and cover up lawsuits. So maybe it’s time to re-think those suits and the laws that enable them? To put it bluntly, that’s a crazy idea. Bear with us as we explain. For starters, let’s look…