A former South County Cub Scout leader received a maximum sentence of 27 years to life in prison Friday for molesting three boys he befriended through Scouting.

Gary Lee Gephart, 40, of Oceanside was an assistant leader for a Dana Point Cub Scout pack at the time of his arrest last June.

Parents of his victims urged Superior Court Judge Leonard H. McBride to give Gephart the maximum sentence, saying their children continue to suffer nightmares and other trauma. The victims ranged from 7 to 12 years old.