A five-year-old Cub Scout was severely injured in Ohio due to analleged assaultthat happened during a Bowling Green Cub Scout meeting last year. The assault has triggered a lawsuit against Scouting America and Erie Shores Council.
NBC AffiliateWKYCreported that on 4 December 2025, the child was attending a Cub Scout meeting with Pack 422 when a supervising pack leader went outside during the meeting to take a 'vaping break'.
According to the press release from Boyk Law, an older scout, who is more physically developed than the five-year-old victim, allegedly punched the child in the head, kicked him in the stomach, and stomped on his leg, resulting in a serious thighbone fracture, which required emergency surgery with possible long-term effects.
The child suffered a broken femur and will have to be in a cast for six months.
Meanwhile, according to the Bowling Green police report, the alleged assault happened during a snowball fight with 'fake snowballs'. Furthermore, the child's mother was present at the scene but looked away to assist another mother when she heard her child scream.
After noticing that something was wrong with the five-year-old's leg, the parents took the child to the hospital.
On 9 February, while talking to the Job and Family Services employee, the accused child denied his involvement in the incident.
Furthermore, records indicate that Wood County Juvenile and Family Services notified police on 13 January that they would decline to investigate the matter. Similarly, the Juvenile Prosecutor confirmed that his office would not be pursuing any criminal charges regarding the incident.
Parents of the five-year-old filed a civil lawsuit with the Lucas County Common Pleas Court on 27 February, naming Scouting America, Erie Shores Council, and one of the supervisors, as well as the juvenile accused of assaulting the victim and their parents, as plaintiffs.
The report indicated that the alleged assailant has a history of attacking the five-year-old victim. The victim's parents are seeking $25,000 (more than £18,000) in damages, as well as attorney fees.
Source: International Business Times UK
