The Wrong Guy | EP 4 | The Confidante

In this episode, you're going to hear Adam's perspective, what was really going on with Adam while Carl was experiencing months of harassment.

To understand how Adam came to be cast as the bad guy, we have to go back to the beginning of Adam's story.

As a child, I enjoyed life.

I was the kid that would play in the woods all the time with his buddies, swing on vines, catch snakes in the grass.

I was, you know, hanging out with all the kids outside.

But he knew pretty early on that he was different than the kids he hung out with.

I came out at the age of 13.

He was just a kid wanting connection, and he tried to find it online.

I decided that I was going to meet my first boyfriend off of MySpace.

The person made me feel loved, made me feel wanted, but he had other intentions.

This boyfriend claimed he was 16 and turned out to be 24.

Adam was still only 13.

As a heads-up, he is about to discuss an experience of childhood sexual assault.

We went to a neighbor's house, and he put an Ambien in a shot of vodka.

It was the first time I had a drop of alcohol, and I woke up next to him naked.

After that incident, I just turned into a different person.

Adam tried to keep what happened to him a secret, but his mom, Michelle, could tell something was wrong.

For a period of time, he became more not caring about himself.

He went through a period of cutting, and I had to kick his door in.

She said, "Something happened to you.

You're not the same person.

What happened?" And I just bawled, and I told her I was sexually assaulted, and she flipped out.

Adam's mom helped him to report the assault to police.

His attacker went on to serve five years in prison, but the assault took a huge psychological toll.

Michelle tried to be there for her son.