. >> reporter: steven corcoran's attorney maintains his client is innocent but corcoran, now 49 was found guilty of possession of child pornography. in june of this year he was sentenced to seven years in prison. >> what wlouould you say to him today? >> why he chose me? i don't know. >> reporter: this is not the first time that the boy scouts of america has been accused of harboring abusers as scout leaders. a portland jury awarded a man $20 million in damages for the sexual abuse he suffered in the '80s by a former assistant scout master. >> if you want to join, please do so but be aware. >> reporter: lawyers successfully argued that at the time the organization knew he had a history of molestation. he served prison time, admitted as early as 1983 he had molested 17 boys. >> if you put the interest of your organization ahead of the safety of children, the guardians of the community's safety which we call juries will hold you accountable. >> reporter: the month-long trial revealed the scouts kept secret files of alleged child molesters for decades. >> the files are about 5,000 files of a