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 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 City – ...

Now Will Martin, a senior at Oak Lawn Community High School, is collecting and packaging donations himself, with the help of Connelly, as his Eagle Scout project with Worth Boy Scout Troop 668.

Tappin remembers thinking the Red Hut in Atlantic Beach was the physical embodiment of scouting when he first walked in back ...

Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) stood as a pillar of moral clarity, leadership, and responsibility. It was an ...

Retired businessman becomes new president of the Boy Scouts of America as it emerges from scandal-driven bankruptcy Roger Krone, a retired businessman and Eagle Scout, was named Friday as the new ...

A former Boy Scout leader from Kearns, Utah, has been charged with numerous felony counts stemming from alleged sexual abuses spanning more than a decade. Charles Sheldon Bates, 61, was taken into ...

Weatherly Cub Scout Pack 007 Arrow of Light Webelos donated birdhouses they made to Weatherly Borough on Monday. Cub Scout leader Jason Croman and Cub Scouts Conner Troell, Nick Rivera, Nando Posser, ...

Representing Troop 333, Collin proudly took part in the ceremony after recently crossing over from Cub Scouts. Collin spent the last four years with the Cub Scout program and is now continuing his ...