MaleSurvivor Calls on the Boy Scouts of America to Publicly Acknowledge the Mistakes of Its Past and Commit to Establishing Clear Standards for Reporting Sexual Assault
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If the Boy Scouts handle the matter by stonewalling, denying the reality of the trauma, or coercing him into silence, the injury is severely compounded.MaleSurvivor calls on the Boy Scouts of America to publicly acknowledge the mistakes of its past practices and commit to establishing clear standards for reporting accusations of abuse to the proper authorities.### Washington, DC, February 27, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Dr. Richard Gartner, chair of MaleSurvivors Advisory Board and author of Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life after Boyhood Sexual Abuse, issued a statement responding to recent news stories that executives in the Boy Scouts of America refused to contact police after receiving allegations that a troop leader in Santa Barbara County, Calif., had sexually abused a scout.If the Boy Scouts handle the matter by stonewalling, denying the reality of the trauma, or coercing him into silence, the injury is severely compounded.MaleSurvivor calls on the Boy Scouts of America to publicly acknowledge the mistakes of its past practices and commit to establishing clear standards for reporting accusations of abuse to the proper authorities.MaleSurvior (www.MaleSurvivor.org) the nations preeminent resource for male victims of sexual abuse, is committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.