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Netflix's Scouts Honor sheds light on over a century of child abuse coverups by the Boy Scouts, including the disturbing story of Scoutmaster Thomas Hacker. Hacker admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of boys in Illinois and Indiana, exploiting his positions in Bsa, Catholic churches, and Chicago Park District programs. Despite accusations and arrests, Bsa leadership buried any evidence against Hacker, allowing him to escape convictions for decades before finally being sentenced to 100 years in prison.

Potentially disturbing descriptions of sexual abuse involving minors

Netflix's Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America highlights the harrowing revelations of over 100 years of child abuse coverups by the Boy Scouts of America, including the story of Scoutmaster and pedophile Thomas Hacker and his 1988 arrest. The stories in the documentary were told by whistleblowers, lawyers, and survivors. Among many segments detailing how deep the level of abuse and the deliberate negligence by the Bsa were,...

A Netflix documentary is exposing the Boy Scouts’ child abuse scandal.

The documentary feature Scout’s Honor (trailer below) details “how the Boy Scouts of America attempted to cover up one of history’s most horrific child sexual abuse scandals” through “exclusive interviews with whistleblowers, survivors and former employees.”

The trailer notes there have been a documented 82,000 abuse claims against former scout leaders who were entrusted to teach and protect children enrolled with the personal growth program, which was founded in 1910.

“I don’t care if I bring the whole temple down, this is an abomination,” says one interview subject in the trailer. While another claims, “I know kids are still at risk in Scouting.”

In a statement released in 2021, the Boy Scouts of America said they were “devastated by the number of lives impacted by past abuse in Scouting” and “the response we have seen from survivors has been gut wrenching” … and,...

On Sept. 6, Netflix will debut Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America, a documentary about how one of the largest youth organizations in the U.S. — with over 700,000 members — tried to cover up one of the most widespread child sexual abuse scandals in history.

Directed by Brian Knappenberger (The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez) and executive produced by Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helmets), the doc features exclusive interviews with survivors and ex-employees, including the first interview with Michael Johnson, the Boy Scouts’ former youth protection director turned whistleblower,...

It’s hard to imagine a version of Bob Hearts Abishola without the extended Wheeler and Olatunji families present every week — but what if the Detroit-based marrieds made a big move ahead of Season 5?

As previously reported, only Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku are returning to their titular roles as series regulars. The remainder of the cast — which consists of Christine Ebersole (as Dottie), Matt Jones (as Douglas), Maribeth Monroe (as Christina), Vernee Watson (as Gloria), Shola Adewusi (as Auntie Olu), Barry Shabaka Henley (as Uncle Tunde), Travis Wolfe Jr. (as Dele), Bayo Akinfemi (as Goodwin), Anthony Okungbowa (as Kofo...