- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
Case report
In 1979 in Norfolk, Virginia, LDS church member Eric Patrick “Ricky” Avant “was a church cub scout leader. He sodomized eight boys. He had
a prior conviction for sodomy, but the church never checked him out and never registered him with Boy Scouts of America which would have run a background check .The LDS Church settled in May 1992 for an undisclosed amount.”
“According to the suit, Avant was convicted in 1979 of similar offenses, something the Boy Scouts could have easily discovered. The suit alleges that the Scouts and the church were negligent in not checking on Avant’s background.”
“The families who initiated prosecution said they had cooperated with police in compiling a list of 41 victims from the Webelos den and church.”
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- AKA Ricky Avant
- LDS mission: no
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- Lived in: Virginia,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Virginia,
- When accused, lived in: Virginia,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
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Case information source details
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Eric Patrick Avant - Boy Scout Perversion Files
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Date: 28 Sep 2023
Archive.org
Source type: News article
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