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from Eyewitness News Online Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse cover up March 20, 2010 1:44 AM PORTLAND, Ore. An Oregon trial could see the release of secret Boy Scouts of America documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders. The lawyer for a man who was molested in the 1980s by a Scout leader says the files show how the organization has covered up abuse for decades. Kelly Clark has obtained about 1,000 of the so-called "perversion files" that have rarely been seen by the public. The Boy Scouts had fought to keep the files being used in the Portland trial confidential. But they lost a pretrial legal battle when the Oregon Supreme Court rejected their argument. Boy Scouts attorney Charles Smith said in his opening statement the files were kept under wraps because they "were replete with confidential information." Clark is seeking $14 million in damages on behalf of his client. |
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