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+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Informant
+  - Louisiana
+  - 1970s
+  - Troop_137
+---
+Lewis Sialle served as an associate of [[Troop 137]] in New Orleans during the mid-1970s. He was involved in the boy prostitution ring connected to the scout troop. Sialle provided testimony in court proceedings related to the case.[^1]
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+### Testimony
+Lewis Sialle testified against [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] in the prosecution led by [[Harry Connick]]. His testimony detailed the operations of the ring, including the use of the troop for procuring and exploiting boys. Sialle described the involvement of the scoutmasters in sex acts and pornography production.[^1]
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+### Connections
+Lewis Sialle connected to [[Troop 137]] leaders [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] in the boy prostitution ring. He testified in the case prosecuted by [[Harry Connick]], who faced allegations of receiving sexual favors from the boys. Sialle's testimony implicated the network's ties to broader child exploitation operations.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.