Portland, Ore. • Six men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scout leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group's national organization for undisclosed amounts, the plaintiffs' attorney said Wednesday. The men alleged they were abused by Timur Dykes, a former Boy Scout leader and a Mormon Sunday school teacher.

The settlements include the case of one man, Kerry Lewis, who was awarded nearly $20 million in damages from Boys Scouts of America in a trial that ended in April.

It was believed to be the largest such award in history against the national organization.

The original lawsuit also named the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because the Mormons acted as a sponsor for the local Boy Scout troop that included the victim.

But the church had settled its portion of the case.

A jury found the Texas-based group negligent for allowing Dykes, former assistant scoutmaster, to associate with Scouts after he admitted to a Scout official in 1983 that he had molested 17 boys.

In that trial, Lewis' attorneys used secret files kept by the Boy Scouts to try to demonstrate that the organization dismissed or ignored allegations of sex abuse by Scout leaders for nearly two decades. It was the first time the so-called "perversion files" had been used in a trial.

After the jury's verdict, the Boy Scouts of America still faced lawsuits from five other men who alleged Dykes molested them. Those trials were scheduled to begin this fall.

But an attorney for the five, Kelly Clark, announced his clients and the Scouts had agreed to a settlement.

Lewis expressed relief to have the matter settled, saying in a written statement: "On behalf of all six of us, I can say that we are glad this is over."

The settlement was confirmed by the spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America, Deron Smith.

"We extend our sympathies to the victims and are pleased to have reached a settlement which will both prevent these men from reliving their experiences during a trial and allow BSA to focus even more intently on the continued enhancement of our youth-protection program," Smith said in an e-mail.

The Boy Scouts have settled sex abuse lawsuits out of court before, although the exact number is not known because not all are announced.

But an expert on the subject, Patrick Boyle, has said that from 1984 through 1992, the Scouts were sued at least 60 times for alleged sex abuse, with settlements and judgments totaling more than $16 million.