Scouting Ireland faces more than 50 legal cases over past sexual abuse
Solicitors for youth organisation outline it has ‘not taken steps’ to set up redress scheme
Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland
Former scout leader acquitted of indecent assault charges in Cork
Defendant (63) had denied indecently assaulting then ten-year-old boy by fondling him through his clothing during scout inspections
Man alleges he was subjected to regular indecent assaults by scout troop leader over 40 years ago
Complainant says abuse he suffered was much less horrific than abuse from another scout leader in Cork
‘Clique’ of child abusers operated at top of former scouting body
Evidence abuser brought child to other perpetrator’s home to molest, says Elliott
Former scout leader arrested over abuse allegations
File to be sent to DPP over alleged abuse by former scout leader in 1970s and 80s
Scouting Ireland’s expulsion of chief scout seeks to end long saga
Organisation has been dogged by long-running controversy involving senior volunteers
Six men sue Scouting Ireland over alleged abuse by its former leader
David O’Brien (69) previously said he had abused between 30 and 40 boys
Scouting Ireland to hire third safeguarding manager in three years
Youth organisation’s current safeguarding manager retiring after a year in the role
More than 100 criminal investigations into alleged scout abusers under way, gardaí confirm
Scouting Ireland identified 356 alleged victims, 275 alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse
Scouting Ireland should be ‘very proud’ of child protection record
Figure in international scout movement says Irish policies among best in world for decades
Senior civil servant warned against inquiry into scout abuse
Fears independent investigation could jeopardise pending criminal cases
Elliott feared there could be ‘thousands’ of scout abuse victims
Report found abuse was ‘tolerated’ and covered up in legacy scouting organisations
Sex offenders operated at highest levels of scouting groups, report finds
Scouting bodies protected each other and their reputations while facilitating sex abuse
Damning report reveals child abuse was ‘tolerated’ in scout bodies
Darkest hour for the scouting movement as scale of child abuse scandal laid bare
Timeline: 10 key dates in the Scouting Ireland controversy
Scandal unfolded in February 2018 when details of review into group’s handling of rape allegation were published
‘Sex offenders dominated leadership’ of scouting body for decades, report finds
Scouting Ireland makes an ‘organisational apology’ to survivors of child sex abuse
Scouting Ireland to publish final report into historic child abuse
Child protection expert Ian Elliott’s awaited report into past child sex abuse completed
Scouting abuse victim: ‘I thought I was participating because I was afraid to say no’
Mental trauma of confronting childhood abuse had devastating effect on victim’s life
Scouting Ireland funding renewed for further four months
Minister for Children to meet organisation’s officials in March over reform progress
Scouting Ireland to make institutional apology for abuse
Number of alleged abusers identified by Scouting Ireland increases to nearly 250
Scout leaders allegedly ‘colluded’ to facilitate child sex abuse
Suspicions from Scouting Ireland review that child abuse files ‘went missing’
Forty alleged scout abusers facing claims from multiple victims
Further 66 alleged cases relate to youth on youth sex abuse, new figures show
Abuse at Scouting Ireland was ‘covered up’ for decades - review
More than 300 victims of alleged child sexual abuse at the organisation have been identified
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