Lawyer: Man Inspired by Sen. Scott Brown Reports Abuse at Camp

A man inspired by Massachusetts' U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's disclosure earlier this year that he was sexually abused as a child at a Christian summer camp on Cape Cod has come forward to report that he, too, was molested there as a camper, his lawyer said.

The 35-year-old man, who lives in the Boston area, said he was repeatedly molested at age 10 in the summer of 1985 by an employee who held various titles, including assistant director and counselor, his lawyer, Mitchell Garabedian, told AOL News, without identifying either man.

"He said Scott Brown inspired him to come forward," Garabedian said. "It empowered my client. Scott Brown gave him the strength to come forward."

The man came to him several weeks ago, and Garabedian said he notified prosecutors, who told him on Monday that they are investigating the claim. He said state police contacted him today to set up an interview with his client.

The Cape and Islands district attorney's office did not return a call to AOL News.

The Boston Globe first reported on the case.

In his autobiography, "Against All Odds," Brown, a first-term Republican, describes how he was fondled by a male employee at the camp about 40 years ago. Brown, 51, has said he isn't pursuing a criminal case. A call to his office today was not returned.

But the man Garabedian represents is looking for justice.

"He's just feeling an enormous amount of emotional pain right now, and he wants to heal," Garabedian said. "He'd like to see the perpetrator be put in jail. My client wants to protect children."

The camp's deputy director, Hope Willard Brooks, told the Globe that camp officials were concerned that other victims may come forward after Brown's book came out in February, though they haven't been contacted by the district attorney's office about the latest complaint.

"We are horrified and absolutely devastated that this would have happened at our wonderful camp," Brooks told the paper. "But these things might have happened. These things have happened at many other places. In the '70s and '80s, things were so different. We did not spend so much time on these matters and talking to our staff and being so very careful, as we are now."

Garabedian, whose firm has represented 750 victims of clergy sexual abuse, said he was not surprised to learn of a new allegation against the camp.

"Pedophiles seem to exist wherever children are located, whether it be the school, Boy Scouts, the church, camp or the neighborhood," he said. "Wherever children are, there are pedophiles."

Bringing an abuse claim as an adult is very difficult, Garabedian said.

"It's extremely painful for clients, for victims to come forward to report sexual abuse," he said. "Most gain a slight degree of healing."

Since the release of Brown's book, prosecutors have received several calls about other matters at the camp, First Assistant District Attorney Brian Glenny told the Globe. He wouldn't say whether the calls were reports of sexual abuse but said his office is looking into the matters they raised.