The Scout Association has settled out of court and and paid an undisclosed amount to a former scout who was abused by a Norfolk scout leader.

The boy was one of a number targeted by Barry Warren, who was scout master at the 7th South Lynn scout group in King's Lynn between the 1970s and mid-1990s. 

Warren, then 78, was convicted in 2015 for child sexual abuse offences and received a 10 years and six months prison sentence.

One of the men who had been abused by Warren when he was 12 and 13 years old later instructed Dino Nocivelli, abuse claims partner at law firm Leigh Day, to bring a civil case for the abuse that he had suffered.  

After collating evidence and presenting it to the Scout Association, the group admitted responsibility.

The Scout Association’s legal team then entered into settlement negotiations, and an undisclosed settlement was reached that included compensation for the pain that the former scout continues to suffer as a result of the abuse, along with the need for further psychological therapy, and a written apology.

The case has settled without a confidentiality clause or non-disclosure order but the man has chosen to retain his anonymity. 

Mr Nocivelli said: "My client has struggled for the majority of his life with the impact of childhood sexual abuse that he experienced in the Scout Association. 

"The resolution of this matter understandably means a lot to my client and he hopes that he will now be able to move forward with his life, safe in the knowledge that the Scout Association are aware of the impact of Barry Warren’s abuse on his life and the need to continue to work on protecting children from abuse."