The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has received close to 90,000 sexual abuse claims on Monday.

The number of allegations surpassed the lawyers across the United States' initially forecast. 

The 110-year-old organization filed a bankruptcy protection case in February amidst the hundreds of lawsuits claiming decades-old sex abuse by Scout leaders.

No additional sex abuse claims can be filed against the BSA after Monday under the case's terms.

In a statement, the BSA said they are devastated by the number of lives affected by past abuse in Scouting. The organization also lauded the bravery of those who came forward.

"We are heartbroken that we cannot undo their pain," the BSA said in an Associated Press report.

A few hours before the Monday deadline, the lawyers said the number of sexual abuse allegations in the organization reached 88,500.

The proceedings in the federal bankruptcy court will pave the way for the creation of a compensation fund to pay out negotiated settlements to victims.

The possible amount of the fund is not yet known. The said fund will also go through rigorous negotiations.

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The organization is also expected to turn over a huge portion of its assets, including financial investments and real estate.

The national organization's insurers will also be contributing, as well as the BSA's over 260 local councils and companies that insured them in the past.

A lawyer with a network called Abused in Scouting, Andrew Van Arsdale, said it has already signed up around 16,000 claimants.

Van Arsdale noted that the number of claimants had doubled after the BSA released a nationwide advertising campaign to notify victims that they had until Nov. 16 to seek compensation. The said advertisement was under the supervision of a bankruptcy judge, which started on Aug. 31.

Van Arsdale said the organization spent millions trying to urge people to come forward.

"Now, the question is whether they can make good on their commitment," Van Arsdale noted in an AP report.

The organization said it created an open and accessible system to reach survivors and aid them in receiving the compensation.

Boy Scouts said the response they have seen from survivors has been devastating, adding that they are deeply sorry. 

Sexual Abuse Allegations

Most of the claims were from the 1960s, '70s and '80s.

Most of the claims were from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.These were the years when Boy Scouts have not yet imposed background checks and abuse prevention training for all members.

It also includes a rule that during the activities, two or more adults must be present. 

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Meanwhile, a lawyer part of the legal team representing over 1,000 claimants, Jason Amala, said new claims could still be filed against local councils in some states with the victim-friendly statute of limitations laws. These states are New York, New Jersey, and California.

Lawyer Paul Mones said it is likely many abuse victims have not come forward, adding that it is chilling in terms of the amount of horror they experienced.

Mones won a $19.9 million sex abuse case against the Boy Scouts in Oregon in 2010.