Scout Leader Charged in Child Porn Scandal
From Times Wire Reports
A longtime Boy Scouts of America official who directed a national task force to protect children from sexual abuse has been charged in Dallas with possession and distribution of child pornography.
Douglas Sovereign Smith Jr., 61, was accused of receiving images over the Internet of children engaging in oral sex, intercourse and other sexual conduct.
“We’re shocked and dismayed to learn of this,” said Gregg Shields, national spokesman for the Boy Scouts.
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