[Vision2020] Boy Scout files reveal repeat abuse, report says

Art Deco art.deco.studios at gmail.com
Mon Aug 6 17:09:07 PDT 2012 

Surely this can't be the same Douglas Wilson who once strongly and
unequivocally advocated the death penalty for child molesters like Steven
Sitler.  Surely no one could be that big of a hypocrite especially where
innocent children are involved.  Surely no decent, ethical, and empathetic
human would change his mind just because the pervert's parents had lots of
money which they showered on the writer of the letter.

w.

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> A local enabler and protector?
>
> Somebody like . . .
> [image: image.jpeg]
> [image: image.jpeg]
>
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
>
> - Unknown
>
> On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Doesn't he have a local enabler and protector?  Perhaps you have a photo
> of him.
>
> w.
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Moscow Cares < <moscowcares at moscow.com>
> moscowcares at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Correction:****
>>
>> ** **
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>> 118 East Fourth Street (Moscow, Idaho), the address of the Moscow Police
>> Department, is listed as Mr. Sitler’s “college address”.****
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>> <http://isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/SOR?id=6787&sz=985>
>> http://isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/SOR?id=6787&sz=985****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hmmm.****
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>> ** **
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.****
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>> ** **
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>> Tom Hansen****
>>
>> Moscow, Idaho****
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>> ** **
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>> *From:* <vision2020-bounces at moscow.com>vision2020-bounces at moscow.com[mailto:<vision2020-bounces at moscow.com>
>> vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] *On Behalf Of *Moscow Cares
>> *Sent:* Monday, August 06, 2012 4:05 PM
>> *To:* Art Deco
>> *Cc:* <vision2020 at moscow.com>vision2020 at moscow.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Boy Scout files reveal repeat abuse, report
>> says****
>>
>> ** **
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>> Courtesy of the Idaho State Police at:****
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>> ** **
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>>  <http://isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/SOR?id=6787&sz=985>
>> http://isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/SOR?id=6787&sz=985****
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>>  ****
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>> ** **
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>> ****
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>> ****
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>> ****
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>> Mr. Sitler's address is 118 East Fourth Street (Moscow, Idaho) which
>> coincides with the address of the Moscow Police Department.  Anybody care
>> to inquire?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Tom Hansen****
>>
>> Moscow, Idaho****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> "If not us, who?****
>>
>> If not now, when?"****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> - Unknown****
>>
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Art Deco < <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>
>> art.deco.studios at gmail.com> wrote:****
>>
>> I think I get it.  You wouldn't happen to have a recent photo, would
>> you?  That would remove all doubt.
>>
>> w.****
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Tom Hansen < <thansen at moscow.com>
>> thansen at moscow.com> wrote:****
>>
>> Something like . . . ****
>>
>> ** **
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>> <image.jpeg>****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Tom Hansen****
>>
>> Moscow, Idaho****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> "If not us, who?****
>>
>> If not now, when?"****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> - Unknown****
>>
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Art Deco < <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>
>> art.deco.studios at gmail.com> wrote:****
>>
>> Gee Tom, I wonder who it could be.  Maybe you could post a link or two to
>> help me figure it out.  If there any links pointing to a letter describing
>> an incident with a two year old, that would maybe narrow it down a bit.
>>
>> Puzzled,
>>
>> w.****
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Tom Hansen < <thansen at moscow.com>
>> thansen at moscow.com> wrote:****
>>
>> An anti-gay organization that shelters child abusers?****
>>
>> ** **
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>> Gee, Wayne.  That sounds somewhat very familiar.****
>>
>> ** **
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>> Nah!  Nothing like that could happen here in Moscow . . . huh.****
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Tom Hansen****
>>
>> Moscow, Idaho****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> "If not us, who?****
>>
>> If not now, when?"****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> - Unknown****
>>
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Art Deco < <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>
>> art.deco.studios at gmail.com> wrote:****
>>
>> <http://www.spokesman.com/>****
>> August 6, 2012****
>> Boy Scout files reveal repeat abuse, report says****
>>
>> Jason Felch
>> Los Angeles Times ****
>>
>> LOS ANGELES – For nearly a century, the Boy Scouts of America has relied
>> on a confidential blacklist known as the “perversion files” as a crucial
>> line of defense against sexual predators.****
>>
>> Scouting officials say they’ve used the files to prevent hundreds of men
>> who had been expelled for alleged sexual abuse from returning to the ranks.
>> They’ve fought hard in court to keep the records from public view, saying
>> confidentiality was needed to protect victims, witnesses and anyone
>> falsely accused.****
>>
>> “It is a fact that Scouts are safer because the barrier created by these
>> files is real,” Scouts Chief Executive Robert Mazzuca said in video posted
>> on the organization’s website in June.****
>>
>> That barrier, however, has been breached repeatedly.****
>>
>> A Los Angeles Times review of more than 1,200 files dating from 1970 to
>> 1991 found more than 125 cases across the country in which men allegedly
>> continued to molest Scouts after the organization was first presented with
>> detailed allegations of abusive behavior.****
>>
>> Predators slipped back into the program by falsifying personal
>> information or skirting the registration process. Others were able to jump
>> from troop to troop around the country thanks to clerical errors, computer
>> glitches or the Scouts’ failure to check the blacklist.****
>>
>> In some cases, officials failed to document reports of abuse in the first
>> place, letting offenders stay in the organization until new allegations
>> surfaced. In others, officials documented abuse but merely suspended the
>> accused leader or allowed him to continue working with boys while
>> on “probation.”****
>>
>> In at least 50 cases, the Boy Scouts expelled suspected abusers, only to
>> discover later that they had re-entered the program and were accused of
>> molesting again. ****
>>
>> “Basically, there were no controls,” said Bill Dworin, a retired Los
>> Angeles police expert on child sexual abuse who reviewed hundreds of the
>> files as a witness for an Oregon man abused by his troop leader in
>> the 1980s.****
>>
>> In response to the Times’ findings, the Scouts issued a statement that
>> said in part:****
>>
>> “The Boy Scouts of America believes even a single instance of abuse is
>> unacceptable, and we regret there have been times when the BSA’s best
>> efforts to protect children were insufficient. For that we are very sorry
>> and extend our deepest sympathies to victims. … We are committed to the
>> ongoing enhancement of our program, in line with evolving best practices
>> for protecting youth.”****
>>
>> The Scouts have maintained “ineligible volunteer” files in one form or
>> another since at least 1919 to keep track of men who failed to meet
>> Scouting’s moral standards. Files that involved allegations of child sexual
>> abuse were dubbed “perversion files.” A master list of those banned from
>> Scouting has been computerized since 1975 and is used to vet applicants for
>> volunteer and paid positions.****
>>
>> Only a select few in Scouting have access to the files, which are kept in
>> 15 locked cabinets at Scout headquarters in Irving, Texas. But over the
>> years, hundreds of the files have been admitted as evidence, usually under
>> seal, in lawsuits by former Scouts alleging a pattern of abuse in
>> the organization.****
>>
>> Many of the files will soon be made public as a result of an Oregon
>> Supreme Court decision. The court, in response to a petition by the
>> Oregonian, the Associated Press, the New York Times and other media
>> organizations, ordered the release of 1,247 files from 1965 to 1984 that
>> had been admitted as evidence, under seal, in the 2010 lawsuit.****
>>
>> In anticipation of the release, attorneys for the Boy Scouts conducted an
>> informal review of 829 of the files, saying they sought to put the contents
>> in perspective. The Scouts said the review found 175 instances in which the
>> files prevented men who’d been banned for alleged abuse from reentering
>> the program.****
>>
>> The Times analyzed an overlapping, though broader and more recent, set of
>> files, which were submitted in a California court case in 1992. Their
>> contents vary but often include biographical information on the accused,
>> witness statements, police reports, parent complaints, news clippings, and
>> correspondence between local Boy Scout officials and national headquarters.
>> ****
>>
>> The accounts that emerge are often incomplete. But the Scouts ultimately
>> deemed the allegations sufficiently credible to expel the suspected abusers.
>> ****
>>
>> Today, the Boy Scouts of America says it continues to use the
>> confidential files as part of its efforts to prevent child abuse. In recent
>> decades, it has added other protective measures. In 1988, for instance,
>> Scouting did away with probation; its policy now is to expel anyone
>> suspected in “good faith” of abuse. In 2008, criminal background checks
>> were required on all volunteers, and in 2010 the organization required all
>> suspected abuse to be reported to law enforcement.****
>>
>> The extent to which these measures have succeeded is impossible to gauge:
>> The Scouts continue to fight in court against the release of more
>> recent files.
>> ****
>>
>> __________________________________________
>>
>> No real surprises here for anyone familiar with the problem:
>>
>> <http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/19/21325>
>> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/03/19/21325
>>
>> <http://ldssexchildabuse.blogspot.com/>
>> http://ldssexchildabuse.blogspot.com/
>>
>> <http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/02/15/34213.htm>
>> http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/02/15/34213.htm
>>
>> For many, many more similar cases, Google: mormon "boy scouts" "sexual
>> abuse"
>>
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