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Contact: Douglas Hester
651-503-1099
Reaver thirty three at gmail.com
Sexually abused former Boy Scout member to demonstrate in front of Boy Scouts of America’s National Headquarters to protest their handling of his case, others
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – December 3, 2008
Contact: Douglas Hester
651-503-1099
Reaver thirty three at gmail.com
Sexually abused former Boy Scout member to demonstrate in front of Boy Scouts of America’s National Headquarters to protest their handling of his case, others
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – December 3, 2008
Douglas Hester, a 39-year-old former Life Scout who was one of several people molested by his scoutmaster in the mid-1980s while a member of Troop 740 in College Park, Maryland, will picket in front of the Boy Scouts of America’s national headquarters in Irving, Texas on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 from 7:00 am to noon. The demonstration will call attention to the shameful practices of the organization, which include: Failure to offer any legal assistance, trauma counseling or restitution to its past victims; the continuation of ineffective practices that allow sexual abuse to take place; failure to fully disclose the large number of sexual abuse offenses committed by its members; and not providing a way for adults who were abused as boys to finish their Eagle Scout requirements, while allowing other adults with far less serious impediments to complete their Eagle award.
Hester is also expected to shortly file suit, seeking compensation from the Boy Scouts of America for the many hardships he has endured as a direct result of the abuse.
For additional information: Please visit www.theboyscoutsdontcare.blogspot.com
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