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Former RI Boy Scout leader charged with sexually assaulting child in 1980s
The former leader of a Rhode Island Boy Scout troop has been charged with sexually assaulting a child 40 years ago. The office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday that 61-year-old Michael Chalk of Pawtucket had been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault. A grand jury returned a secret indictment charging Chalk on Friday. The…
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Family of ‘beloved' Mass. Boy Scout killed in NH boat accident releases statement
The family of a Boy Scout from Lexington, Massachusetts, who died in a boating accident Friday in New Hampshire has released a statement identifying him as Keoni Hubbard. The 11-year-old was a member of Lexington’s Boy Scout Troop 119, the family said Sunday. Their full statement reads: Our hearts are forever broken by the loss of our Keoni. Beloved by…
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Boy Scouts $2.4 Billion Bankruptcy Plan Upheld by Judge
A federal district court judge has upheld the approval of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan aimed at resolving tens of thousands of child sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America.