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A decorated Green Beret is waiting for the U.S. Army’s final ruling on whether he will be discharged from the service for having taken the side of a boy abused by an Afghan police commander, Fox News reported.
The Boy Scouts of America will be facing at least 82,000 claims of abuse. CNN reports that former scouts have submitted legal filings against the Boy Scouts. The estimate of victims was made by a spokeswoman for the legal team representing the alleged survivors. The deadline for submitting claims in the proceedings is 5 p.m. ET Monday. "We are devastated by the number of lives impacted by past abuse in scouting and moved by the bravery of those who have come forward," a BSA statement said. CNN reports the Boy Scouts will file for bankruptcy so it does not have to pay any of the victims a settlement.
Newser reports the charges against disgraced Hollywood mogul and sex offender Harvey Weinstein continue to pile up. Los Angeles Country prosecutors say Weinstein was charged Friday with the rape of two more women. The district attorney's office says the charges include three counts of rape and three counts of forcible oral copulation involving the two women. Tallied up, Weinstein is now charged with 11 felony counts in Los Angeles County, involving five women. The 68-year-old is serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York on convictions for rape and sexual assault against two women.
Director Bryan Singer of "X-Men Days Of Future Past was stunned by accusations of sexual abuse on a teenager years ago. He has pulled out of all promotions for the film while his lawyers deny the story.
Images of former Japanese soldier and sexual assault victim Rina Gonoi arriving at Fukushima District Court. The court found three ex-soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting Gonoi and gave them suspended jail terms, bringing to a close a rare case for a country where victims rarely come forward to speak out against abuse. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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