Responding to the release, Boy Scouts of America national leader Wayne Perry reiterated an apology to the victims.
In a statement on its website, the organisation also said it has improved its procedures to ensure safety, including now requiring background checks and training programs of its leaders.
Although the US scouting organisation, which counts nearly four million adult and youth members, has long sought to keep the files out of public view, it could face a damning wave of lawsuits and bad publicity.
The organisation, founded in 1910, is best-known for promoting outdoor activities and community service for boys aged seven to 21.
(Read by Emily Cheng. Emily Cheng is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)
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记录美国男童子军儿童性虐案件的上万页“变态文档”近日在网上曝光。受害人的律师称,美国童子军负责人在长达几十年的时间里掩盖了这些儿童性虐案件。
这些文档有1.45万页,其中还包括一些手写的记录。律师上周四在揭露这些文档的细节时说,恋童癖者利用这项青年运动来对未成年人实施性虐,但美国男童子军负责人在根除这种行径方面做得仍然不够。
美国男童子军机构对受害者表示道歉,承认对某些性虐案件的应对“明显不足,做法不当,甚至是错误的”。
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