Survivors who say they endured sexual abuse during their involvement with the Boy Scouts of America are one step closer to receiving compensation, CBSNews.com reported. According to a statement from the trustee of the Scouting Settlement Trust, Hon. Barbara J. Houser (ret.), the processing portal for all general claimants opened on Aug. 17 which is estimated to include 75,000 people or their legal counsel. The trust first opened the portal on Aug. 4 only to those survivors who elected to have expedited claims. The trust's team says 7,000 people are included in that group. Last fall, the U.S. District Court of Delaware approved a $2.46 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan for the BSA approximately two years after it filed for bankruptcy protection. The protection allows the organization to continue to operate while compensating thousands of people who submit claims against the trust.
