Lourim v. Swensen

This case arises out of allegations by plaintiff that he was sexually abused by his Boy Scout leader, Swensen, approximately 30 years earlier, when plaintiff was a minor. In 1995, plaintiff brought the present action against Swensen as well as the Cascade Pacific Council and Boy Scouts of America (collectively, the Boy Scouts), claiming that Swen-sen had sexually abused him from 1965 until 1967. As against the Boy Scouts, the complaint alleges that the Boy Scout organizations are vicariously liable for Swensen’s tor-tious conduct under the doctrine of respondeat superior and that the Boy…