One Bedford Case Part of Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'

More than 150 Massachuetts cases of possible sexual abuse by Boy Scout troop leaders and volunteers, including one case in Bedford, may be part of the organization's perversion files, released last Thursday to the public.

For decades, the Boy Scouts of America kept the files as a way to keep volunteers suspected of inappopriate sexual behavior away from children. The cases were not shared with parents or police.

The files became public Thursday as part of an $18.5 million settlement between the Boy Scouts and a victim.

The Los Angeles Times has created a list of the cases by year, city, state and troop number. The newspaper's list includes the time period covered by today's release (1965 to 1985), but also other accusations and documents gathered and released in various court cases.

Here is a list of 15 cases in the Bedford area, according to the L.A. Times files:

Year Suspect ID City     State Troop Number 1989 208 Bedford MA 33 1988 67 Andover MA 75 1988 67 Andover MA 79 1989 1112 Andover MA 77 1995 5005 Boston MA 98 2003 5006 Boston MA 340 2003 5006 Boston MA 340 1962 1981 Brookline MA 8 1988 393 Burlington MA 103 1986 1460 Cambridge MA 7 1997 3772 Cambridge MA 44 1998 4689 Cambridge MA 46 1969 2534 Somerville MA 15 1982 Needham MA 10 1988 583 South Boston MA 5