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'Vindicated' - Former Boy Scout hopes justice finally coming for fellow abuse victims
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Retired Gainesville Police Officer and Eagle Scout Jim Lloyd holds a photo of himself during his scouting days as a youth. Lloyd has acknowledged for years his abuse by BSA back in the 1960s and 70s through Boy Scout Troop 26, led by scout master Fleming Weaver. - photo by Scott Rogers
Jim Lloyd said he was raped for almost five years. “I'd say it probably happened over 300 times, and that might not be enough,” Lloyd said, sitting back in a rocking chair in the Flowery Branch home where he lives with his cousin.