AUBURN - A former Boy Scout volunteer pleaded guilty in Cayuga County Court Tuesday morning to sexually abusing two young scouts.

Charles H. Seamans, 46, of 26 Evergreen Lane, Weedsport, a former assistant scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts' Cayuga County Council, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony sexual abuse and two counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse after a Cayuga County Sheriff's Office investigation revealed Seamans had sexual contact with a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old boy Feb. 1, 2007.

Seamans hung his head low as he quietly admitted to the four counts of sexual abuse that he was charged with.

Cayuga County Judge Mark Fandrich said he was not committed to a specific prison sentence and could sentence Seamans to up to seven years in prison and 3 to 10 years of post-release supervision.

Seamans was also indicted for the felony first-degree criminal sex act with a minor and misdemeanor child endangerment in Seneca County and is expected to make his first court appearance on those charges within the next few months.

Seamans is accused of having sexual encounters with young boys last July when he was at Camp Babcock Hovey, a Boy Scout Camp in Ovid.

If convicted, Seneca County District Attorney Richard Swinehart said Seamans could face additional prison time on top of what he receives in Cayuga County.

“We are going to give him more time over here than in Cayuga County,” Swinehart said. “I think Seamans is going to go away for a very long time.”