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PORTLAND, Ore. - Two brothers who claim they were sexually abused as children by a ''home teacher'' filed a $6.5 million lawsuit Monday against the Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America.
The lawsuit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, alleges the Boy Scouts and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were responsible because Timur Dykes was their authorized representative in the mid-1980s.
Dykes was convicted of child sexual abuse, according to the lawsuit filed by Portland attorney Kelly Clark, who has represented victims of alleged abuse by Roman Catholic priests.
Dykes, also known as Timur Van Dykes, is listed on the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice Web site as a ''predatory sex offender'' who gains access to vulnerable boys and families through positions of trust.
Dykes is serving probation until 2015, said Robb Freda-Cowie, department spokesman.
