I was in Boy Scouts for about three years as a kid. I didn’t really like it, but that’s another story. This was in the early 1980s
The Scoutmaster was married with no kids. He had been an Eagle Scout so I guess this was his way of staying involved. I didn’t particularly like him, but I never suspected he was a pervert. The assistant was a man with three boys in the program. I liked him and don’t suspect him of anything.
There was another troop in town led by a guy who had been with the troop forever and was something of a legend. He was also a schoolteacher. (I think sixth grade) My mom told me once she had heard a rumor about him. But that was the only time I heard anything like that. We had some crossover events but he never made a move on me.
He also had two kids. One was a boy a year older than me and a girl my age. The boy was always a little weird and the girl I suspect did drugs.
I am friends on Facebook with both. He is very active but she never posts. He is now 53 or 54 and never been married. (He has stated he isn’t gay). He is also a major drama queen about everything in his life. He was the sole caregiver for his father until the father’s death about a year ago from dementia. He was always complaining about his father’s behavior. There seemed to be some underlying issues with his father that he has never directly addressed on Facebook. He also said his sister (who appears to be a lesbian) had no relationship with him or their father. The mother (who was a very nice lady) died several years ago.
When the father died, the son seemed very devastated. But he had no funeral or memorial service and I never found an obituary on line.
So a guy who was very involved with young boys raised a couple of screwed up kids. I suspect the rumors my mother heard may have been accurate.
Does someone have a link to the BSA creepy list mentioned earlier? I have a couple names I want to check.
Edit...I found the list.
https://myfox8.com/2019/04/25/searc...y-scouts-leaders-accused-of-sexual-abuse/amp/
My former Scoutmasters and the person I mentioned in my story are not on the list.