The scandal received immense press attention with many of Flynn 's movie fans refusing to accept that the charges were true ( one such group that publicly organized to this end was `` The American Boys ' Club for the Defense of Errol Flynn ( ABCDEF ) '' who counted in its number William F. Buckley , Jr. ) , taking the image that they had of Flynn 's screen persona as a reflection of his actual character in real life .
It was called the American Boys ' Club for the Defense of Errol Flynn ( ABCDEF ) .