Teen sues Boy Scouts after sexually assaulted by scoutmaster

A teen who was sexually assaulted when he was 12-years-old is now suing the Boy Scouts of America and the Alamo Area Council Boy Scouts of America.

The lawsuit alleges the Boy Scouts of America knew the organization attracted child molesters and did nothing to keep them out of the youth organization.

The teen's attorney, Pat Maloney, Jr. says his client was molested by former assistant scoutmaster James Hiatt.

"Between the year of 2004 and 2005, it came to be revealed that trust had been seriously breached," explained Maloney. "He was repeatedly and horrifically sexually abused."

Hiatt was convicted for the molestation in 2008 and is now serving 60 years.

Statement from Boy Scouts

Abuse is – and has always been – unacceptable, and the Boy Scouts of America extends its sympathies to the victims. Recognizing that youth protection requires sustained vigilance, BSA was on the forefront of developing youth protection policies and continues to develop and enhance efforts to protect youth through clear policies, training of adult volunteers, and effective screening of volunteers. Most recently, BSA upgraded the stringency of its mandatory youth protection training standards, which now requires all registered volunteers to repeat the program every two years, and hired an internationally recognized expert on child abuse detection and prevention to further augment Scouting’s youth protection efforts.