A former Coastal Empire Scout on Thursday sued Boy Scout officials claiming a Scout leader sexually abused him and scouting officials failed to prevent the incidents or punish the assistant Scout master who molested him. James Doe, filing under a pseudonym, alleged in the Chatham County State Court filing that he was the victim of abuse by assistant Scout master Richard Merrey with Troup 691 sponsored by the Zion Lutheran Church in Guyton between 2006 and 2011. The Boys Scouts of America and Coastal Georgia Council Inc.