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11/01/19

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Facing a potentially ruinous wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America is increasing its annual youth membership fee by more than 80 percent.

 

The group says the move, which has dismayed many of the Scouts’ adult volunteer leaders who warn the increase is prohibitively steep for some, is needed to meet rising operating costs, notably for the liability insurance that covers all official Scouting activities.

 

For years, the BSA has been entangled in costly litigation with plaintiffs who said they were abused by scout leaders in their youth.

Hundreds of lawsuits may lie ahead with the recent enactment of laws in New York, New Jersey, Arizona and California making it easier for victims of long-ago abuse to seek damages.

 

The fee increase, disclosed to the Scouts’ regional councils last week, seeks to relieve some of the financial pressure.

 

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