Darrell James Dwight, a Vancouver area resident, substitute teacher and Boy Scout volunteer, has been arrested for possessing and viewing child pornography.
According to the Oregonian, “Police are advising the parents of children who have had contact with Dwight to talk to them about those interactions. Parents who suspect their child might have been victimized should call 911, police said. Anyone with information about possible abuse can call Washington Child Protective Services at 1-866-363-4276.”
This proactive course of action on the part of the police in encouraging parents to talk to their children if their children were in the risk pool of a predator is so important. Sadly, the Boy Scouts do not have a policy of even telling parents when a Scout volunteer is arrested for molesting kids or on child pornography charges like this. A volunteer could have had contact with dozens of kids in Scout troops through the years, but the BSA has no policy of alerting the parents of those children when a volunteer is arrested. Those parents deserve to know that information so they can talk to their kids.
Dwight is presently being held at the Clark County Jail but will be transferred to federal custody sometime this week to face the child pornography charges.