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Moose Int'l CEO resigns amid sexual assault accusations

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    John Roberts reports from Washington, D.C.

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We're.

Gonna move on now to some other news Fox News has confirmed that the Chief Executive Officer of -- international that's massive nationwide fraternal group.

Is resigning amid claims he sexually assaulted a child.

This is a Fox News exclusive -- details -- just coming and John Roberts has been on this story since the beginning John.

Good afternoon to you -- remember about a week ago.

We talking about a lawsuit that have been filed by a Charlotte, North Carolina area psychiatrist doctor Jason -- Claiming that William B area who is the Director General -- wasn't -- yesterday the Director General and CEO.

Other giant fraternal organization moves international and sexually assaulted him.

When -- was a twelve year old boy living in Columbus, Ohio that was back in 1980.

At the time that we reported this last week area was on his fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Crews.

With his wife he has since returned to the Chicago area -- Where moves headquarters are the board of directors.

Met yesterday it was after their board of directors meeting that mr.

-- voluntarily.

Tendered his resignation.

Hackett told us in an exclusive interview that -- he was -- child living in Columbus area was his neighbor across the street that area befriended him and a group of other boys.

Would frequently take them over to the local moose lodge let them play pool watch television give them soft drinks in the like.

And wood on occasion take them on overnight trips and one of those overnight trips back in 1980.

To New Orleans -- alleges.

That area made an inappropriate contact with him later apologized for that but it was -- a subsequent trip in Ohio a couple of months later that he alleges area engaged in a -- on sexual assault.

The lawsuit -- this is a civil lawsuit not a criminal lawsuit that was filed by -- and Franklin County Ohio last Thursday.

Also alleges that on two occasions in 1996.

And 2007.

Area was investigated.

By the board the executive board of -- international for other instances of inappropriate sexual conduct.

With miners I have in my hand right now.

What purports what is purported to be the minutes of a 2007.

Meeting in which those allegations were discussed.

I'm working now to try to confirm the authenticity.

These minutes and if we do that we'll get back to -- But the very latest -- the head the Director General and CEO of the gigantic moves fraternal organization which is kind of on its membership in the past.

President Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt president Warren Harding currently senator Joseph -- former senator Evan buyer members.

As Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics and senator Robert Byrd or is well this is a huge organization.

This could be indeed -- a very very big story we should point out.

Just before we go here the doctor Jason pack was influence to come forward with these allegations 32 years later.

Because of the Jerry sandusky case when he saw that he thought.

I need to come forward and tell my story now one other point there is a statute of limitations in Ohio it's twelve years after the age of majority.

Which meant that would have expired at thirteen years ago for doctor -- but because area left the state of Ohio that statute according to -- attorneys.

Holes TO LL -- which means basically the clock stops running they do believe they have a valid -- Just saying all right more on this as it develops John Roberts -- that X is a report John thank you.

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