“I am pleased that both the BSA and their local councils have stepped up to be the first to compensate the survivors,” Rothweiler said in a statement Thursday. “We will now negotiate with the insurers and sponsoring and chartering organizations who have billions of dollars in legal exposure, of which a substantial portion is necessary to fairly compensate the survivors.”
Rothweiler estimates that most of the abuse took place in the 1960s and the 1970s. Most of Rothweiler’s clients are 60 to 70-years-old. And the abuse occurred when they were teenagers.
Boy Scouts Victims Want to Heal
“As a former Boy Scout who is a sexual abuse survivor, I am gratified that the Boy Scouts are taking responsibility for the sexual abuse that occurred to me and others that we have had to live with for decades,” one victim who is 65 and lives in the New York area said. “This acknowledgment by the Boy Scouts will start the process of healing for many of us who have suffered.”
“We are devastated by the number of lives impacted by past abuse in Scouting and moved by the bravery of those who have come forward,” the Boy Scouts have said previously. “We are heartbroken that we cannot undo their pain.”
