How many parents will allow their kid to be near the eagle scout one on one, without a trusted third party watching?
I wouldn’t, just as sure as I wouldn’t allow my daughter alone with a man, just sayin’ because that is equality in the true sense!
Being that he is “openly gay”, I presume most parents would not without another trusted adult also being present.
Then again, and sadly now days, it’s pretty much expected and in some cases required that adults should never be left alone with children in such situations – Scout camping trips for example.
I would also point out that not all pedophiles are “openly gay” - Jerry Sandusky being just one example. He was a married man and had children (although all were adopted), presumably he was a regular church goer, a “fine” upstanding citizen in outward appearances, never to my knowledge went to any gay leather bars, marched in any gay pride parades or had hook ups with adult gay men.
Just saying.
A basic tenet of the Boy Scout program is NO one-on-one contact between a leader and a Scout. There ALWAYS has to be another individual involved. Even when you pull one Scout out for counseling/discipline/whatever,, it has to be in view of others. No exceptions.