The Scopes Prosecutor was William Jennings BRYAN, commonly referred to as 'BRYAN' (5 letters). He was an American politician who served as a three-time Democratic Party presidential nominee and as a U.S. Secretary of State. He was also a noted orator and a leader in the Progressive Movement. In 1925, he was selected by the state of Tennessee to prosecute John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in a state-funded school, a case that became known as the Scopes Monkey Trial.