Institutions—schools, churches, scouts, camps—are meant to be safe havens. But too often, they become hiding places for harm.Paul Mones secured a
Institutions—schools, churches, scouts, camps—are meant to be safe havens. But too often, they become hiding places for harm.
Paul Mones secured a landmark legal victory against the Boy Scouts of America in Oregon in 2010, winning a $19.9 million verdict on behalf of a former scout who had been sexually abused by his Scout leader. That trial forced the Boy Scouts to release their secret “perversion files,” revealing decades of abuse that had been covered up.