Tag: scouting_america

Scouting America Leader Charged with Child Obscenity Production

18 Jun 2026 2:22 p.m. · Source: FBI

A Scouting America troop leader from Blue Springs, Mo., faces federal charges for producing child obscenity. Jonathan Xavier Valdez allegedly manipulated images of minors, leading to an FBI investigation and charges filed in Kansas City.

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First Eagle Scout Earned Rank in 1912

21 Aug 2025 8:03 a.m. · Source: U.S. Library of Congress

Arthur R. Eldred was the first to achieve Eagle Scout rank in 1912. The Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, and the Girl Scouts were founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia.

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