Boy Scouts Of America Reaches $850M Deal With 60,000 Victims Of Child Sex Abuse

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

July 2, 2021

Irving-based Boy Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case.

Attorneys for the BSA filed court papers late Thursday, July 1 outlining a restructuring support agreement, or RSA, with attorneys representing abuse victims.

The agreement includes both the official tort claimants committee, which is charged with acting as a fiduciary in the bankruptcy case for all abuse victims, as well as a separate plaintiffs group called the Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice.

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