Cheap shot often used for effect. He was acquitted of charges of assaulting a (single) boy scout and āfitted-upā on charges of homosexual activity: Obit
Largely considered a āGay Iconā in the resulting campaign to change the laws on homosexuality.
Indeedā¦having myself a very brief interlude in a Boy Scout Brigade and a less than honourable dischargeā¦the latter not a euphemism for anything more sinister.
No dramaā¦there was a suspicion that I had not declared all earnings from āBob a Jobā week. I refused to undergo cross examination from their Kangaroo Court. I left without my āHome Economicsā badge for which I considered Iād shown a complete understanding and exemplary execution.
I never got the full kit as I was only a Scout for 3 weeks so alas, Woggleless. I knew my time was fast running out when I was informed Scouts no longer wore the classic Baden Powell hat. The new image was the Edith Piaf Beret.