THOMPSON, Conn. (AP) Police say a former Boy Scout leader threatened to kill himself after being told by police of molestation allegations made by several boys under his supervision.

The Bulletin reports that the arrest warrant says David Kress, who was arrested last month on three charges of employing a minor in an obscene performance, told a state trooper in March he could help himself ``by putting a bullet in his head.''

The 52-year-old Kress is accused of sexually assaulting several boys in his troop from 1989 to 1999 while serving as a Scout leader for Troop 66 in Thompson. Police said Kress provided the victims with alcohol and pornography before molesting them,

The boys ranged in age from 10 to 16 at the time of the alleged abuse.