'Perversion files' include isle adults

Scouting leaders exited the organization amid accusations of impropriety

By Rob Perez

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 19, 2012

~~<p>At least three adult Boy Scout leaders in Hawaii resigned or were forced out of the organization in the 1970s and '80s because of alleged improprieties involving children, according to documents released Thursday.</p>
<p>The records were part of confidential Boy Scout files obtained by the Los Angeles Times as part of its investigation that showed thousands of men were expelled from the national organization from the 1960s to 2005 because of suspicions they molested children.</p>
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At least three adult Boy Scout leaders in Hawaii resigned or were forced out of the organization in the 1970s and '80s because of alleged improprieties involving children, according to documents released Thursday.

The records were part of confidential Boy Scout files obtained by the Los Angeles Times as part of its investigation that showed thousands of men were expelled from the national organization from the 1960s to 2005 because of suspicions they molested children. Login for more...