After more than a year of speculation, Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday morning, saddled with debt, a flood of sexual abuse claims and declining membership numbers.

Sidley Austin is debtor’s counsel to the youth organization, which filed Chapter 11 paperwork in Delaware. The Boy Scouts estimated owing between $500 million to $1 billion to as many as 5,000 creditors.

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