Former Boy Scouts Camp Staffer at Yawgoog Indicted for Child Molestation

Former Boy Scouts Camp Staffer at Yawgoog Indicted for Child Molestation

The RI Attorney General’s office announced that the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging a former staff member at the Yawgoog Scout Reservation with sexually assaulting a male victim under the age of 13 in 1986. The facility is operated by Boy Scouts of America.

On November 3, 2021, the Statewide Grand Jury returned a sealed indictment charging Richard McGrath (age 58) of Charlton, Massachusetts, with one count of second-degree child molestation.

According to the attorney general’s office, after the sealed indictment was returned, a warrant was issued for the arrest of McGrath, who was arraigned today at a hearing in Washington County Superior Court.

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 “This Office is committed, in partnership with the Rhode Island State Police, to the thorough investigation of all allegations of child sexual abuse, whether those allegations involve recent conduct or conduct dating back decades,” said Attorney General Peter Neronha.

“Far too many children in Rhode Island are subjected to such criminal misconduct; we have brought nearly 400 cases alleging the sexual assault of a child by an adult over the past five years alone," added Neronha. 

McGrath was granted bail, which was set at $5,000 personal recognizance. The Court also issued a No Contact Order between McGrath and his alleged victim as a condition of his bail. McGrath is scheduled for a pretrial conference on January 4, 2022, in Washington County Superior Court.