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Boy Scouts official accused of exchanging child porn
Colleyville man who led anti-molestation group expected to plead guilty
09:07 PM CST on Tuesday, March 29, 2005
By MICHAEL GRABELL and TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News
A top Boy Scouts of America official who was once in charge of a task force to prevent child molestation has resigned his post and is expected to plead guilty this morning to one count of receiving and distributing child pornography, said the U.S. Attorney's Office in Fort Worth.
Investigators say Douglas Sovereign Smith Jr., 61, the former national director of programs for the Boy Scouts, traded several computer images of minors engaging in sexual acts and exposing themselves.
"We're a little overwhelmed right now," Mr. Smith said when contacted at his Colleyville home.
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Married with children
Neighbors said Mr. Smith is married with adult-age children.
"We think we're in a safe neighborhood. We go to church. We keep on top of who our children associate with and tell them not to talk to strangers," neighbor Sandy Jones said.
"But this is on our own street."
Lisa Mills is the mother of a Tiger Cub Scout who lives on the street. She said the case "does cause you to think twice about who your children are associating with. You would ... hope you could trust a Boy Scouts official."
Area troop leaders said that they were saddened by the accusation and that it shouldn't reflect poorly on the scouts as a whole.
"It saddens me because every leader that I know takes seriously youth protection," said Joe Alexander, a DeSoto troop leader. "We absolutely believe in the policy because it never allows us to be in a room with a youth by ourselves at any time."
Mr. Shields, the Boy Scouts spokesman, said the organization has extensive programs for youth protection, requires training by volunteers and does criminal background checks on employees.
Staff writer Gretel C. Kovach contributed to this report.
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