The Boy Scouts' Police Problem
Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should Scouts share the blame?
Judith Cohen, a psychology professor at Temple University specializing in youth sex abuse, is more blunt. “Before [Learning for Life] has any more kids enroll [as Explorers], they should take a very systematic look at the problems and why they’re arising,” she says. "You can’t just trust the police departments and hope for the best."
Maggie, the Explorer abused by former Sgt. Vince Ariaz in Texas in 2007, is a prime example of who suffers when Learning for Life cedes oversight of its program to locals, says her lawyer, Jeffrey Edwards. "Every person that was supposed to look out for her not only failed but really turned their back on her," he says. "In this case, the authorities were notified. They just didn’t do their job."
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