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Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward

by AP National Writer
| February 18, 2020 11:30 AM

The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund for potentially thousands of men who were molested as youngsters decades ago by scoutmasters or other leaders.

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