Children's camps in the USA are a risk zone: a shocking report has been published

According to CBS 55 summer reports, over the past 55 years, 578 children have been abused in children's camps throughout the United States.

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The video, which was broadcast on CBS This Morning on Monday, stated that only last year 21 had a child abused.

A mother told CBS that her son was harassed by her counselor, Matthew Bovy, on 2009, at Camp La Junta in Kerr County, Texas.

In the recording of a conversation with a psychologist received by the TV channel, the son spoke about the misdeeds of Bovi.

“I took a shower and wrapped myself in a towel, and he didn’t want me to put on my underwear,” said the boy, whose name has not been released. “He checked what was under the towels of all the children... He didn’t look there, he just checked with his hand.”

John Conte, a professor of social work at Washington University, says that sometimes camps create all the conditions for rapists.

“This is probably just the tip of the iceberg,” Conte told CBS. “I think it’s isolation from parents.” Some children who are a little older feel more independent and may have a false sense of security.”

Each year, more than 14 million children live in camps. In 18 states, camp employees do not pass data verification, and in 8 states they do not require a consultant license to work in a camp.

According to experts, the possible criminal record 20 000 counselors, who came last year from abroad, may not be displayed during data verification.

"It's a big problem," Rania Mankarius, executive director of Crime Stoppers, told CBS. “If we can level the playing field, create national standards that all camps must meet for accreditation, licensing, permitting, certification, we will begin to make it more difficult for abusers to work with children.”

Bovi pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years on probation. He later broke his probation and returned to prison.

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