In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, Boy Scouts of America uniforms are displayed in the retail store at the headquarters for the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Summit Township, Pa.
The former leader of a Rhode Island Boy Scout troop has been charged with sexually assaulting a child 40 years ago.
The office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday that 61-year-old Michael Chalk of Pawtucket had been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault.
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A grand jury returned a secret indictment charging Chalk on Friday. The same day, he was arraigned in Providence County Superior Court, prosecutors said.
Between 1982 and 1984, when Chalk was a leader of a troop in Central Falls, he allegedly assaulted a male victim who was 13 or younger. The victim was a member of the troop.
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Authorities say the abuse occurred at St. Matthew's Church, where the troop held its meetings.
Chalk was previously convicted in 1999 of first-degree child molestation and sexual assault against three minors, also members of the Boy Scouts. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Chalk is due back in court Oct. 26 for a pre-trial conference. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
