A Boy Scout troop leader from Thompson, Connecticut, is facing charges after police say he sexually assaulted boys between the ages of 11 and 16 over a period of 20 years.
According to police, David Kress, 52, of Quaddick Road in Thompson, sexually assaulted scouts while leading Troop 66. Victims told police Kress sexually abused them at Boy Scout events at his home and "at locations where Kress was working."
Police obtained an arrest warrant for Kress following a 10-month investigation. He turned himself in the evening of Oct. 23 and was charged with three counts of employing minors in an obscene performance.
"The behavior included in these allegations runs counter to everything for which the Boy Scouts of America stands," Boy Scouts of America Communications Director Deron Smith said in a statement Monday. "Upon learning of these allegations we took immediate action to remove this individual and preclude him from any further participation in the Scouting program."
The Boy Scouts could not comment further except to say child safety is of the utmost importance and criminal background checks are conducted on all staff members.
Kress was released on a $100,000 bond and is due in court Nov. 5.
Information on an attorney for Kress was not immediately available.
