APNEWSBREAK: BOY SCOUTS SETTLE CALIFORNIA SUIT OVER ABUSE
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BY GILLIAN FLACCUS
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America settled a sex abuse case Thursday involving a 20-year-old California man who was molested by a Scout volunteer in 2007 - a decision that will keep years' worth of "perversion" files detailing sex abuse allegations secret from the public.
The announcement of the settlement in the Santa Barbara case came after three days of trial. The terms were confidential at the Boy Scouts' request, said Tim Hale, the plaintiff's attorney.
"I can't go into details about the number, but it was a great result," Hale said.
Hale had won the right to use the "perversion" files as trial evidence to try to show the Boys Scouts were negligent by not properly training, educating and warning parents, Scouts and volunteers about the dangers of sexual abuse.
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FILE-This undated photo provided by the California Department of Justice's official Internet website, Megan's Law shows former Boy Scout leader Al Stein who has pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment in 2009. The Boy Scouts of America have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a 20-year-old California man who was molested by Stein in 2007. The settlement reached Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in the Santa Barbara case came after three days of trial. The Boy Scouts say the terms are confidential. (AP Photo/California Department of Justice, Megan's Law,File)
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