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adorkablex
03-29-2005, 12:06 PM
Boy Scout official charged in child porn case
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Posted: 1944 GMT (0344 HKT)

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DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- A former top official of the Boy Scouts of America has been charged with downloading child pornography from the Internet after federal investigators found images of children engaging in sex acts on his computer.

Douglas S. Smith Jr. is scheduled to appear before a federal judge Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas, said Kathy Colvin, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Dallas.

"We anticipate Mr. Smith will enter a guilty plea at that time," she said.

Smith retired from the Boy Scouts in February after a 39-year career with the youth organization, based in suburban Dallas. He had been placed on administrative leave when the group learned he was under criminal investigation, and stepped down soon afterward, BSA spokesman Greg Shields said.

Smith, a former Eagle Scout, previously served as the Boy Scouts' director of programming, Shields said.

"As a professional scouter, he was in more administrative positions -- most recently developing programs -- and not in direct contact with the youth," Shields said.

Shields said the Boy Scouts are "shocked and dismayed" by Smith's arrest, but the group has cooperated with investigators in the case.

"We surrendered his work computer to authorities," he said.

Smith surrendered to authorities Friday and was released without bond, according to court records. There was no immediate comment from his attorney.


http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/29/scouts.charges/

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What gets me is that the Boy scouts are so anti homosexual but they have pedophiles in their ranks.

YankeeMary
03-29-2005, 08:00 PM
I say prison would treat him just right. Such a wonderful organization to be ruined time and time again by these sickos.

queenangie
03-30-2005, 07:09 AM
Ditto!

I have one Eagle Scout and am hoping for a second one in the next couple of years.

So many volunteers (men and women) freely give of their time for Scouts,
it is terrible that one of the leaders has done this.

Boy Scouts has the "2 leadership rule" - always 2 adults are present when
youth attend any Scout function.

Does Girl Scouts also have this 2 adult rule too? I don't know.

schsa
03-30-2005, 07:30 AM
It's sad that such a wonderful organization can so quickly get bad publicity. This is one man not the entire organization. Too sad.

excuseme
03-30-2005, 10:41 AM
Can't have homosexuals in the organization, but pedophiles are ok??