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In two Idaho lawsuits, a combined 29 men have sued the Boy Scouts and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in civil court, alleging that both organizations knew Scout leaders and volunteers were child molesters but covered up the danger, allowing it to continue.

Of those 29 cases, 19 have settled, three are slated for trial, two have been dismissed and five are pending, according to Gilion Dumas, a Portland attorney representing the victims.

Victims’ names, terms of the settlements and other details are confidential, Dumas said.

The attorneys bringing the two lawsuits — Dumas and Ashley Vaughn, of Portland, and Andrew Chasan and Timothy Walton, of Boise — contend that the Boy Scouts kept files on Scoutmasters accused of sexual misconduct, but didn’t reveal that information to parents, volunteers or others. The attorneys also contend that church officials knew that there was a problem with child molesters in Idaho troops, but intentionally kept that secret from families and law enforcement agencies.

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The alleged abuse took place in Idaho in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.