This Poll was Taken Between October 1, 2019 and October 1, 2025 - 182,109 Total Votes
Did You File a Claim Against the Boy Scouts of America for Child Sexual Abuse
YES - I DID file a child sexual abuse claim against the Boy Scouts - 78,307 (43%)
NO - I DID NOT file a child sexual abuse claim against the Boy Scouts due to shame and guilt. I didn’t want anyone to ever find out about my abuse. - 56,453 (31%)
NO - I DID NOT file a child sexual abuse claim against the Boy Scouts. I didn’t see it as abuse because it was pleasurable and fun. I considered it just boys fooling around and experimenting sexually as a normal rite of passage. - 47,349 (26%)