Video: Understanding the Boy Scouts' sexual assault settlement and whether it's adequate

Date Released: July 6th, 2021

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The tentative settlement between the Boy Scouts of America and its sexual abuse survivors is one of the largest in U.S. history. But the national organization had filed for bankruptcy in the winter of 2020. So just how much will survivors receive and is the settlement adequate? John Yang reports with attorney Kenneth Rothweiler, who represents about 16,000 claimants and negotiated the settlement.

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Kenneth Rothweiler played a key role in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) settlement.  He was one of three lead negotiators for survivors, representing over 16,000 of the 82,209 identified survivors.  Despite other attorneys warning that the BSA Settlement was severely underfunded, he kept pushing through with the intent to settle soon as possible vs fighting to hold the BSA accountable and have Claims...