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Church, Boy Scouts respond to abuse lawsuit
Attorneys argue statue of limitations has expired
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A former Gainesville Scoutmaster and members of First Baptist Church named in a March civil lawsuit have filed responses, claiming the statute of limitations has been reached and the entities can’t be sued. Royal Fleming Weaver Jr. is accused of raping Robert William Lawson III during a scouting event in 1985, according to a civil action filed in Fulton County State Court. Weaver was a former deacon with First Baptist Church, which sponsored Troop 26.