Scout leader linked to paedophile ring

A SCOUT leader has become the latest person to be linked to an alleged paedophile ring suspected of abusing a 14-year-old boy.

He is thought to be the fifth person to have been interviewed by gardaí investigating the case. The other four are a probationary garda, a lecturer, a truck driver and a State law officer.

Garda sources yesterday confirmed the man “was a scout leader at some stage” but said they were examining his current level of involvement.