81-year-old former scout leader charged with sex offences dating to 1970s
RCMP launched investigation in October after receiving report of sexual assaults
An 81-year-old former scout leader in central Nova Scotia has been charged with sex offences dating back five decades and involving two alleged victims who were youths that attended weekly scouts nights in the 1970s.
RCMP said Friday they have charged William Langille of Valley, N.S., with five counts of indecent assault and five counts of gross indecency related to alleged offences between 1970 and 1976.
Police say in a news release that the investigation started in October when historical sexual assaults involving an alleged victim were reported to the RCMP. A second alleged victim was subsequently identified, according to police.
Both alleged victims were scouts when they were young and attended scouts nights at Valley Baptist Church, according to police.
Langille, who police say was a scoutmaster at the time of the alleged offences, was arrested in late May and released on conditions. He is due to appear in Nova Scotia provincial court in Truro, N.S., on Monday.