The Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy filing puts it into similar company as almost two dozen US Catholic dioceses and USA Gymnastics
Each of the organizations faces scores of sexual abuse lawsuits that allege the organization failed to stop serial predators from abusing young children. And each has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to figure out a way to pay those victims.Despite those broad similarities, there are differences in the scale of the lawsuits and abuse claims against each organization.
Faced with a growing number of civil lawsuits related to Nassar, USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in December 2018. The organization said the filing would help"expedite an equitable resolution of the claims made by the survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar."USA Gymnastics has offered survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse a $215 million settlement"We owe it to these brave women who have come forward," USA Gymnastics added.
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