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On the recordJuly 27, 2021
Child abusers and their enablers are using the bankruptcies of the Boy Scouts of America and the Catholic dioceses to ensure that they will never have to answer for their crimes.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights misuse of bankruptcy by abusers to evade accountability.

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