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8 abuse suits filed in Arizona against Boy Scout councils

by Jacques Billeaud
| December 21, 2020 4:03 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — Eight lawsuits filed Monday allege that Boy Scout leaders in Arizona had sexually abused children dating back decades, signaling what is expected to be a flood of lawsuits in the state before the end of the year for childhood sex abuse victims who now are 30 years of age or older.

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