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(RICK BOWMER/The Associated Press) Attorney Kelly Clark announces a new child sexual abuse lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday in Portland, Ore.

Suit: Ore. Scout leaders, LDS Church were warned of sex abuser

Last updated Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:28am

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Boy Scout leader in Portland subjected a boy to hundreds of instances of fondling, sodomy, oral sex and masturbation in the 1980s, even though leaders from the Scouts and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been warned for years that the man was an abuser, a suit filed Tuesday alleges.

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(RICK BOWMER/The Associated Press) Attorney Kelly Clark makes remarks during a news conference Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Six men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scouts leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group’s national organization for undisclosed amounts, the plaintiffs’ attorney said Wednesday.

Boy Scouts, accusers settle sex abuse lawsuits

The Associated Press, Tim Fought

Last updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 11:34pm

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Six men who were sexually abused three decades ago by a leader of their Boy Scouts troop have settled lawsuits against the national organization dedicated to building character among youngsters.

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6 Oregon men settle Boy Scout sex abuse cases

The Associated Press, Tim Fought

Last updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 1:14pm

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Six men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scouts leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group's national organization for undisclosed amounts.

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Snow storm stalls search for missing Ore. climbers

Tim Fought The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 4:28pm

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. -- Time was running short Tuesday in the search for two missing climbers on Mount Hood, as heavy snow grounded a search helicopter and prevented ground crews from leaving camp.

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