Ottawa man launches $4.5M suit against Scouts Canada over sexual abuse claims

An Ottawa man has launched a $4.5-million negligence suit against Scouts Canada for the sexual abuse that he claims to have suffered at the hands of a notorious scout leader in the late 1970s.
The civil suit, launched last month by a man identified only as C.M., alleges that he was abused by scout leader John Allan Brown after meeting him in 1977. C.M. was then a 13-year-old boy scout in Brockville, and Brown was a leader with the 8th District Scout Troop.
According to a statement of claim filed