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MAN ARRESTED FOR DECADES-OLD SEX CRIMES AGAINST WILMINGTON MINORS
November 23, 2020
Ann McAdams
WECT
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WECT) – Police in Bennington, Vermont arrested 67-year-old Peter Drutchal Sunday night on warrants out of Wilmington, NC. Wilmington Police took out the warrants against Drutchal after two victims came forward alleging Drutchal had molested them in the 1970s and 1980s when he lived in the Wilmington area.
The victims, who requested that we not publish their names at this time, told WECT they first met Drutchal when he worked for the Boy Scouts’ High Adventure program. The program utilizes outdoor recreation facilities to teach youth