Scouts Canada has apologized for trying to sue the elderly parents of a deceased New Brunswick man who said he was sexually abused by his scout leader. The organization laid the third-party claim after it received notice it was being sued by Gilles DesRoches's estate over the alleged abuse. DesRoches took his own life in 2014 after years of mental anguish, which his family says was brought on by abuse he said he suffered as a boy in the 1970s. His widow and daughter vowed to get justice for him. They filed a lawsuit against Scouts Canada in 2015, saying the organization is responsible for the abuse that haunted him until his death.
INC News, 27/05/2016 - source: ©CBC News
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