A former Scout leader accused of a string of horrific sexual abuse crimes has been named after appearing in court.

A counterclaim has been filed in the lawsuit against Boy Scout troop leader John Steven Sorovetz, 64, of Newport.

Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) – A man who says he was sexually abused by a Connecticut scout leader in the mid-1970s won a $7 million jury verdict against the Boy Scouts of America. Lawyers for the man said ...