. ▁ ▁Sc out ing ▁Between ▁February ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Mc Con ah y ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁sc out ▁master ▁with ▁Tro op ▁ 2 7 ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁a ▁tro op ▁spons ored ▁by ▁P ly mouth ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church ▁of ▁that ▁city , ▁but ▁was ▁susp ended ▁after ▁adm itting ▁hom osex ual ▁interest ▁in ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁tro op . ▁Sc out ing ▁records ▁state ▁that ▁his ▁personal ▁and ▁family ▁church ▁relationship ▁was ▁with ▁Joy ce ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁operating ▁a ▁travel ▁business ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Mc Con ah y ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁for ▁circul ating ▁por n ographic ▁material . ▁He ▁was ▁trav elling ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁residence ▁there ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁four ▁boys ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁money . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mil w au kee ▁where ▁he ▁applied ▁in ▁February ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁college ▁reserve ▁sc outer . ▁His ▁application ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁studying ▁at ▁Black stone ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁application ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ▁who ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁sc out ing ▁background ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁possess ing ▁obsc