NEWS
By Erin Cox and Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | October 19, 2012
Among the thousands of "perversion files" kept by the Boy Scouts of America is a Maryland-based illustration of the system's failure. Five years after an Allegany County teacher pleaded guilty to 10 sex offenses involving 12- and 13-year-old boys in 1980, he "slipped through our system" and continued to work in the organization, a Boy Scout administrator wrote in paperwork assembled to flag Arthur D. Margulies as a danger to Scouts. The Boy Scouts had kicked Margulies out of an Allegany Scouting organization after his first criminal case, which was covered by newspapers, but he then infiltrated another, undetected until more allegations were reported to headquarters.
NEWS
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun | October 22, 2012
A once-prominent Eastern Shore congressman who left office in 1980 amid allegations that he had solicited sex from a 16-year-old male prostitute was flagged the same year by the Boy Scouts of America in the organization's expansive "perversion files. " The file on former Rep. Robert E. "Bob" Bauman provides yet another glimpse into the way the organization compiled its confidential records, which were made public last week by court order. They outline decades of allegations of sexual abuse or misconduct by people affiliated with the Boy Scouts.
NEWS
By Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun | October 2, 2010
When Stacey Carter and her son Thomas, 7, went on their first camping trip more than a year ago, they were less than prepared for the crisp October nights outdoors. Since then, Carter said she's invested in an air mattress and Snuggies and learned to love camping. On Saturday, she and her son survived their first night at Latrobe Park on Fort Avenue, where their Boy Scout Cub Pack 162 based in Columbia was staying with other Scouts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Sloane Brown | January 9, 2000
Boy Scouts awards dinner "Strong values, strong leaders, character counts" -- the theme of the Boy Scouts of America -- was borne out by the guest list at the Baltimore Area Council, BSA's annual Henry A. Rosenberg Sr. Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner. To begin with, Cardinal William H. Keeler, this year's award recipient, was honored for his embodiment of Boy Scout principles and dedication to improving the quality of life in the Baltimore area. Then, there were about 390 other guests who gathered at the Hyatt Regency event, including: Raymond "Chip" Mason, event chair; Mike Batza, Charlie Cole, Russ Jones, Bill Crowley and John Pearson, dinner co-chairs; Henry A. Rosenberg Jr., national BSA vice president; Ted Verdery, BSA Baltimore Council chair; Carolyn McGuire-Frenkil, president of Substance Abuse Services; Carroll Bodie, vice president and general counsel for Procter & Gamble; Kathleen Counts, financial consultant for First Union Bank; Brandon Howell, 14, Star Scout and the dinner's youth speaker; and members of Baltimore area Boy Scout troops Nos. 118, 37 and 18, who posted the colors in the evening's opening ceremony.
SPORTS
By Sandra McKee, The Baltimore Sun | July 12, 2011
Baltimore driver Marc Bunting, who will drive his Porsche 911 GT3 in the American Le Mans Series race here in September, turned the engine on and stepped on the gas. Behind the car, Akil Wise, 11, his brother, Da'Sean, 13, and their friend in Boy Scout Troop 8548, Jabari Gilliam, 13, all jumped and then smiled sheepishly. "I'm scared out of my mind," Akil said when asked what he thought about the race car. "I didn't think it would be so loud. " "It was like thunder," Da'Sean said.
NEWS
By Raven L. Hill, The Baltimore Sun | April 7, 2011
As members of Boy Scout Troop 117 gathered to discuss their trip to see the Baltimore County Council in action, a troop leader leaned in, trying to coax details from the easily distracted boys. Finally, they discussed their favorite part of the council meeting. "'The meeting is now adjourned,'" one joked to a chorus of laughter from the group. The scene could play out in a Scout troop anywhere. But the members of Troop 117 aren't your typical Scouts. The troop is one of 13 in the Baltimore area geared to boys and young men with special physical, mental and emotional challenges.