Evans' Imprisonment For Child Abuse
in 2008, plaintiff Eugene Evans pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with minors after facing charges of 18 following a tip-off and reports of abuse from four present and former Sea Scouts. He was sentenced to six years imprisonment, payment of $10,000 in restitution for victims and registration for life as a sex offender. At trial, it was claimed that he had shown victims heterosexual pornography and frequently made homophobic jokes as a method of concealing his sexual preferences.
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