Boy Scouts of America National Foundation v. Superior Court

Opinion

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Real parties in interest John Doe 1, John Doe 2, and John Doe 3 are brothers who allege that they were sexually molested from 1977 to 1987 by William “Bill” E. Knox,1 their stepfather and a leader of their church Boy Scout troop. In 2009, at ages 43, 42 and 39, respectively, they filed an action against Knox and the Mormon Church,2 as well as the Boy Scouts of America National Foundation and the Pacific Skyline Council, Boy Scouts of America (hereafter, collectively the Boy Scouts) in which they alleged that the Boy Scouts were liable under various…