Boy Scouts' "Perversion Files" Include Men From Rochester
By: WROC-TV
Updated: October 19, 2012
The controversial documents known as the "perversion files" by the Boy Scouts of America have been released, and it includes men from the Rochester area.
The files contain reports of suspected sexual abuse by scout leaders from 1964 to 1985 across the country. The documents contain more than 20,000 pages and identify more than 1,200 leaders and volunteers banned from the Boy Scouts for suspected abuse. Twelve men included in the report are from the Rochester area. Seven were convicted in connection with allegations of abuse. The remaining five were arrested or indicted in their cases.
The files contain reports of suspected sexual abuse by scout leaders from 1964 to 1985 across the country. The documents contain more than 20,000 pages and identify more than 1,200 leaders and volunteers banned from the Boy Scouts for suspected abuse. Twelve men included in the report are from the Rochester area. Seven were convicted in connection with allegations of abuse. The remaining five were arrested or indicted in their cases.
