Former scout leader David Burland found guilty of abusing children
A former scout leader in Somerset has been found guilty of 33 sexual offences against children at Taunton Crown Court.
David Burland, 54, of Ramsay Way, Burnham-on-Sea, has been convicted of abusing three boys and a girl over a 23-year period, between November 1987 and November 2010.
Burland will be sentenced next Friday, February 10, and has been remanded in custody.
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