‘I am a child molester’ Former Chillicothe Boy Scout leader apologizes on social media

OHIO
Fox28 TV

July 12, 2020

By Lu Ann Stoia

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A former church youth leader and Boy Scout leader is taking to social media to admit he is a child molester. In a Facebook post Sunday Bill McKell said “My name is Bill McKell, and I am a child molester…. There is no excuse for what I have done. I sincerely apologize and seek forgiveness of each person I have caused to suffer hurt and shame.”

McKell said he abused young boys and teenagers for decades in the 80s and 90s.

ABC 6 reached out to the Boy Scouts of America about McKell and received the following statement:

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