Each year from 1971 through 1989, an average of 21 male Boy Scout leaders and camp workers were banned from the organization or arrested for sexual misconduct with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorers. The acts ranged from proposing sex and fondling boys in their sleep to performing oral sex and intercourse with them. During the period, an average of 60 Boy Scouts were abused each year, with some abused multiple times before they told anyone. Boy Scout officials tried to hide the sex abuse problem from the public, the press, parents and the police. Camping trips were the most popular places for Boy Scout leaders to have sexual relations with boys. In many ways, the problem of child sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts organization reflects the problem of child sexual abuse in the United States. The impact of child sexual abuse is illustrated by a lengthy case example.