Talk:Girls and Boys Town
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[edit] Name Change
Boys Town went back to its original name just a few months ago; it's not called Boys and Girls Town anymore. It's common knowledge here in Omaha, but for some reason the only link I could find is this one: [1]
[edit] Molestation
What about the molestations that happened at the Boys Town in Banning?[2]
Is this being swept under the rug? ≈Superbeatles™ —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 06:10, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
This does in fact refer to a different boys town if you read the article linked to above it says
"...Boys Town in Banning. The now-demolished school was modeled after the storied Nebraska institution..."
But what is relevant is the Franklin child abuse allegations which were connected to boys town Nebraska bacause Lawrence E. King donated large amounts of money and also provided employment for many of Boys Town's young men. It is alleged that King amongst others used Boys Town children as child prostitutes, and encouraged them to coax other Boy's Town children into child prostitution. It is only fair to mention that the Boys Town staff were not implicated and are said to regret relations with Lawrence E. King. Source for this is the documentary Conspiracy of Silence which is available on the internet in several places.
[edit] Charles Manson
charles manson connection?
- The Charles Manson article states that he was briefly sent to Boys Town. I don't think it needs to be mentioned here, as it was long before the events that Manson is notable for. Rodparkes 06:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Boys Town Australia
There is a similar Boys Town organisation in Australia (www.boystown.com.au) - is it an offshoot? It should either be mentioned here or disambiguated from this one, as appropriate. Rodparkes 06:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
