Posted on Dec 22, 2021
United Methodists to join in plan for Boy Scouts bankruptcy | AP News
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Congregations affiliated with the United Methodist Church have agreed to contribute $30 million to a fund for victims who say they were molested as youngsters in the Boy Scouts of America, an attorney said Tuesday.
A committee representing United Methodist churches that sponsored Scouting activities also agreed to help raise an additional $100 million for the fund.
Jessica Lauria, an attorney for the BSA, told Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein about the planned agreement during an online hearing Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. Lauria said the United Methodist-affiliated churches would receive protected party status, which means they would be released from further liability for abuse claims.
A committee representing United Methodist churches that sponsored Scouting activities also agreed to help raise an additional $100 million for the fund.
Jessica Lauria, an attorney for the BSA, told Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein about the planned agreement during an online hearing Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. Lauria said the United Methodist-affiliated churches would receive protected party status, which means they would be released from further liability for abuse claims.
United Methodists to join in plan for Boy Scouts bankruptcy | AP News
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I am thankful for the people who are helping, but angry to be in a society where men claim to be the pillars of society for a cover to be a predator.
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I have really mixed feelings about this. I was in Boy Scouts for several years and never heard of anything abusive. My experience was very positive.
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Nice that others have stepped up to help; I suspect that it is more than just one group of affiliated church leaders responsible.
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