Mr Hattersley said it was "disturbing" that the scoutmaster, who has since died, had been blamed.

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At Camp Ivanhoe, Scoutmaster Ward (Edward Norton) runs a disciplined troop at least until one member, Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman), goes missing.

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He has been in possession of them since winning a case in April 2010 against the Boy Scouts on behalf of a man who was molested in the 1980s by an assistant scoutmaster already known to have abused other boys.

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Mr Fuller and the school, however, were cleared of blame by Judge Mr Justice Owen, who said the responsibility lay with a scoutmaster, who had met the youngsters on the moor and tried to help them by directing them across the brook.

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