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Trauma and Repressed Memory From When He Was A Scout and His Life as an Adult. Boy Scouts were a big part of his young life. He was molested as a pre-teenager by a Scout Master. He was told by his abuser that it was part of an initiation that all of the other boys did. He repressed the memories until he was a Resident Assistant at St. Mary's College of Maryland, in St. Mary's City Maryland. Stay updated about his story and many others simply by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and most all social media platforms. Trauma and Repressed Memory From When He Was a Scout: David Bartley's Journey and Advocacy. David Bartley is our guest. His life has been profoundly shaped by traumatic experiences from his youth. As a Boy Scout, he endured abuse from a Scout Master, who manipulated him into believing that the molestation was part of an initiation ritual. This harrowing experience left deep emotional scars, which David repressed for many years. It wasn't until he was a Resident Assistant at St. Mary's Co