March 30, 2005 Colleyville Man Charged with
distribution of child pornography
Douglas S. Smith, Jr.,
61, a former high-ranking Boy Scouts of American official,
has been a program director coordinating scouting programs with
schools and churches. He was accused on charges revealed
today, filed on March 21st by federal prosecutors, of receiving
images over the Internet in February of children engaging in
oral sex, intercourse and other sexually explicit conduct.
The national spokesman for the Boy Scouts, Gregg Shields,
provided a statement to the media that said, "we are
shocked and dismayed to learn of these charges."
Shields said that Smith had been employed by the Boy Scouts for
39 years and there had never been any indication of a problem.
Local and national media swarm down
on the home of Smith in Colleyville on Tuesday afternoon.
Apparently none of the photos in
question showed boys in Boy Scout uniforms. The Boy Scouts
said that Smith did not work directly with children however, has
been "put on leave immediately."
Smith is not talking to the media and referring any questions to
his attorney Jack Strickland.
