KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal
Matthew Glowicki, @MattGlo April 6, 2016
A Louisville man has come forward nearly 40 years after he says his scoutmaster sexually abused him, alleging in a lawsuit that Boy Scouts of America officials knew about it but failed to tell police.
The man, only identified by his initials in the suit filed in Jefferson Circuit Court, claimed former leader of Troop 364, Timothy Fleming, sexually assaulted the then-minor in the 1970s at Fleming’s Louisville home, on two out-of-town trips and on property owned by the troop’s sponsor, Aububon Baptist Church.
Both the national scouting organization and the Louisville church were aware of the allegations, according to the suit, and failed to report the allegations to police, prosecutors or Child Protective Services – as was required by state law.
The suit, filed Friday, also alleges both the church and the scouting group were told of “confidential reports of sexual abuse of minors,” yet allowed Fleming to continue leadership roles in both organizations.
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