"Perversion files" show locals helped cover up alleged molestation

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children, a newly opened trove of confidential papers shows.

By: Nigel Duara, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun