PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Boy Scouts of America has reached a financial settlement with six men who say they were sexually abused when they were members of the same troop in Oregon in the 1980s.
The settlement, the terms of which were not disclosed, was reached last week and announced yesterday by the plaintiff's attorneys. It was confirmed by the national scouting organization, which is based in Irving, Texas.
Deron Smith, a spokesman for the Scouts, said that the organization was "deeply saddened by the events in these cases" and extended its sympathies to the victims. He said the Scouts had taken steps to improve its youth protection program and provide a safer environment for boys.
The settlement comes after a trial in which a jury awarded Kerry Lewis $19.9 million in damages in April.
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