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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-15-09 10:05 PM
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Lawsuits to be filed against Boy Scouts and Mormon Church
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/lawsuits_to_be_filed_against_b.html

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A Portland attorney who has filed multi-million dollar lawsuits over the years on behalf of hundreds of adults who claimed they were sexually abused as children said Sunday night he plans to file similar lawsuits Monday morning in three states.

The suits allege abuse by the Mormon Church and the Boy Scouts in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, said Kelly Clark, who has represented victims of Jesuit priest abuse. Clark alleges three boys were allegedly abused in San Francisco, one in Portland and another in Seattle, all while participating in the Boy Scouts. He said the Boy Scout program has been a part of the Mormon church's official men's program for decades.

"There is a close connection," Clark said. "The Mormon church sponsors 50 percent of the Boy Scout troops in the Western United States."

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BolivarianHero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-15-09 10:09 PM
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1. Welll, well, well...
And people wonder why I'm so angry that the motherfucking Mormons stole by cousin's kids.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-15-09 10:26 PM
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2. The Mormon Church sponsors 50% of BSA in the West.
Bet your local Eagle Scout thinks Jesus Christ will return to a temple near Independence, Missouri.

Nothing wrong with teaching our boys that, no?
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-15-09 10:47 PM
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3. Uh oh.
Edited on Sun Nov-15-09 10:51 PM by Gregorian
I was a Boy Scout. And I know someone who was preying on young boys. And that same man was running for California State Bar Board of Governors at one point in time. We let him live as though it was just some quirk. But I have always wondered if anything might come of it. He went after me, but if I recall I was just legal age at the time. Being wealthy, and an attorney may have been his saving grace. I'll bet he's nervous.

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