Friday, October 19, 2012

Baudette Incident Identified In Boy Scout Documents

Details of an alleged incident in Baudette involving a scout leader from International Falls is among thousands of pages of documents released by the Boy Scouts of America.

They show that for decades, scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children were shielded from prosecution -- by authorities who said they wanted to protect the image of Scouting.

The documents were ordered released by the Oregon Supreme Court.

The incident in Baudette occurred in 1978.