About the Boy Scout Perversion Files Database

The Ineligible Volunteer (“IV”) files (also known as the “Perversion Files”) created by the Boy Scouts during the years 1965 – 1985 were made public pursuant to a court order from The Honorable John Wittmayer, Multnomah County Circuit Judge for the State of Oregon, in the case of Lewis vs. Boy Scouts of America, Case No. 0710-11294. The Oregon Supreme Court upheld the ruling on June 14th, 2012.

By the terms of Judge Wittmayer’s order, the names and contact information of persons identified as victims of sexual abuse and those that reported the abuse were redacted. If the person identified as an abuse reporter was a professional Scouter, i.e., an individual employed by the Boy Scouts of America or an affiliate, then the name was not redacted.

The information in the IV files concerns allegations of child sexual abuse. In a number of the cases, the allegations were later substantiated by court proceedings. However, in a great many cases no such substantiation ever occurred.

Consequently, the law firm of Crew Janci LLP and any agent or representative thereof, make no representations or suggestions that the allegations in these files are in every case true. In fact, we are in no position to verify or attest to the truth of these allegations as they were compiled by the Boy Scouts of America.

The incidents reported in these documents attest to notice of potential child abuse given to the Boy Scouts of America and its affiliates and their response to that notice.

Not all of the files created during the time period 1965 to 1985 still exist; some were destroyed by the Boy Scouts in the years since their creation.

Do you see your scout leader on the list below? Do you have information about a Scout Leader or abuse in your troop that is not on this list? If so, please Contact Us Today.