Michael Boyle : Boy ##friend child sex abuse When a Pennsylvania scoutmaster was arrested for molesting three boys , a local Scout executive worked with the chief of police to `` do everything he could to keep this account out of the newspaper to protect the name of the Boy Scouts . '' -- this kind of thing is way too familiar . For years , he says , trusted institutions concealed abuse in order to protect themselves . But recently , lawsuits have brought this into the light and spurred improvements , he says . Boyle : Organizations gearing up to prevent it , kids more likely to report and be believed .
Michael Boyle : Boy ##friend child sex abuse -- this kind of thing is way too familiar . For years , he says , trusted institutions concealed abuse in order to protect themselves . But recently , lawsuits have brought this into the light and spurred improvements , he says . Boyle : Organizations gearing up to prevent it , kids more likely to report and be believed .