he said that's to protect information about people ineligible scout leaders and who might not have done anything illegal. i spoke about that with patrick boyle, author of a book on sexual abuse in the boy scouts. >> what about the boy scouts argument that these files contain confidential information that could damage people not involved in these cases. >> they absolutely do which is one reason the first time the files were ever made public in 1985 in the lawsuit the scouts blacked out the names of every victim and every molester and then they turned the files over. so there is a way to make the files public. >> reporter: more details could be made public as the trial progresses. while not commenting on the case, a spokesman for the boy scouts of america does say in recent years they've taken measures to keep abusers out. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> the author that you saw in that piece, patrick boyle says the boy scouts secret files of