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View Comments The Boys Scouts of America more than doubled its initial offer of compensation to sexually abused Scouts late Thursday to $850 million, setting the stage for an historic settlement as part of the youth organization's bankruptcy proceedings. The offer comes more than a year after the nonprofit group filed for bankruptcy as it faced 275 abuse lawsuits and 1,400 potential claims. By the November 2020 deadline for victims to come forward, the number of claims had risen to nearly 90,000, making it one of the largest sex abuse cases against a single national organization. "This...

Boy Scouts offer to compensate sexual abuse victims in historic $850 million bankruptcy settlement Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY © George Frey, Getty Images A Boy Scout works on a canoe at camp Maple Dell on July 31, 2015 outside Payson, Utah. The Boys Scouts of America more than doubled its initial offer of compensation to sexually abused Scouts late Thursday to $850 million, setting the stage for an historic settlement as part of the youth organization's bankruptcy proceedings. The offer comes more than a year after the nonprofit group filed for bankruptcy as it faced 27...

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BSA issued a statement about the settlement. "We are pleased with the significant progress we have made in our Chapter 11 case through ongoing mediation. Our agreement with The Hartford is an encouraging step towards achieving a global resolution that will promote the BSA’s efforts to equitably compensate survivors and continue the mission of Scouting. This agreement provides for The Hartford’s contribution of $650 million to the proposed Settlement Trust to compensate survivors on the effective date of the agreement. This contribution will be in addition to the contributions from nationa...

The bones were welcomed to Palmerston North with a karakia and a waiata. Photo: RNZ/ Dom Thomas At a pre-dawn ceremony today, those bones were uplifted from that site, and moved to Te Manawa, the Palmerston North museum. They were carried inside wrapped up in boxes, then laid out on the floor - with iwi members, kaitiaki representatives, and Waka Kotahi Transport Agency staff sitting nearby - the bones were welcomed with a karakia and waiata. When the ceremony was finished, the bones were then carried out, to the rear of the museum, into a storage room. Many of the bones were too fragile an...