A former Boy Scout leader has been charged with more than 80 felony child sex crimes that allegedly happened over the span of 30 years. Charles Bates faces a litany of first, second, and third ...

The Unified Police Department, which arrested Bates, confirmed that the suspect "was a Boy Scouts leader and the abuse began when (the boy) was in Boy Scouts," according to the affidavit.

Two other victims reported years of abuse that began when they were 11 and 13 years old, while participating in Boy Scouts of America activities. A fourth victim said the abuse took place between ...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected calls to overturn the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement, ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A former Boy Scout leader in Delaware has been arrested and charged with the serial sexual abuse of a boy more than 30 years ago, authorities said Friday. Newark police said ...

Authorities in Lehigh County allege a scoutmaster sexually assaulted three Boy Scouts at his home in Catasauqua and at a Monroe County camp. The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office on ...

Despite 129 counts in a grand jury indictment against a former suburban Chicago Boy Scout leader accused of sexual abuse, a judge on Wednesday again agreed he can remain at home on electronic ...

A former Utah Boy Scout leader is facing a string of child sex abuse charges over alleged incidents that spanned two decades. Charles Sheldon Bates, 61, from Kearns – just outside of Salt Lake ...