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"The officers accused of abusing teenagers spanned the ranks, from patrolmen to police chiefs. Some were department veterans cited in news articles for their community work."

Lakeidra Chavis, Daphne Duret, and Joseph Neff for The Marshall Project investigate a #police youth program created by the #BoyScoutsOfAmerica: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/01/police-explorer-sexual-abuse-boy-scouts

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In Police Explorers Youth Programs, a Trail of Sexual Abuse

Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.

The Marshall Project
May 10, 2024 at 2:35pmWeb