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Former Gainesville Scoutmaster, church targeted by civil suit claiming sexual abuse in 1985
Criminal charges at time fell outside statute of limitations, officials say
Fleming Weaver
Fleming Weaver is seen in a file photo
A former Gainesville Scoutmaster is the target of a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse that brought a 22-year-old closed investigation into the light. Royal Fleming Weaver Jr. is accused of raping Robert William Lawson III on a scouting event in 1985, according to a civil action filed Thursday in Fulton County State Court. Multiple attempts to reach Weaver for comment Friday were unsuccessful.