Topic: Boy Scouts of America

The Catholic Diocese of Rochester has reached a $55 million settlement with survivors of sexual abuse.

The Boy Scouts of America's plan to exit bankruptcy moved forward Thursday after a U.S. district judge gave her final approval of it.

The Boy Scouts of America has fallen short of receiving the necessary support from sex abuse victims for approval of its $2.7 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan.

The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million settlement with tens of thousands of people who sued the organization saying they were sexually abused while under its care, according to court documents Thursday.

Nearly 90,000 people filed sex abuse cases against the Boy Scouts on Monday as the organization faces a federal bankruptcy case in response to previous claims by victims.

Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy amid mounting lawsuits accusing the organization of child sexual abuse.

Hundreds of New Yorkers filed lawsuits Wednesday as a new window opened for them to file child sex abuse claims previously barred by statute of limitations.

About 800 men have come forward with claims of abuse in a new lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, a group of attorneys said Tuesday.

The number of Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America is expected to fall dramatically when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ends its 105-year partnership with the organization in January.

On May 23, 2009, police said South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, 62, linked to a corruption investigation, died in a leap from a cliff near his home after leaving a suicide note.