Apr 26, 2026 · 34 min · 17 segments
Investigative reporters from the Boston Globe uncover a massive scandal of child molestation and cover up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to it's core.
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So what is the major theme of this movie, and why is it so important? According to the CDC, one in four girls and one in 13 boys in the United States are estimated to experience child sexual abuse.
These rates are significantly higher than those found in the adult population, so sadly, children, and especially girls, are disproportionately sexually abused.
Only one in three cases are reported, and fewer than 20% resulted in prosecution.
The perpetrators are most often a family member, a relative, a family friend, a church leader, a teacher, or a coach.
Because children often trust these people, they may feel confused or scared to speak up.
That said, female offenders do exist, but they make up a smaller portion, and it is less than 10%.
The U.S. Roman Catholic diocese have paid more than $4 billion to settle abuse claims over the past two decades.
Other denominations of Christianity that aren't affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, such as Southern Baptists or Methodists, also report having problems as well.
Nearly 400 Southern Baptist leaders have pleaded guilty or been convicted of sex crimes against more than 700 victims since 1998.
In 2025 alone, nearly 200 Christian leaders in the U.S. were accused of abusing children.
Journalist Evan Hurst, who maintains a running list, verified nearly 200 separate cases of pastors, youth group leaders, priests, and Christian school teachers who were accused or convicted of abusing kids in some way.
The Mormon Church, or the Church of Latter-day Saints, has paid 52.2 million in settlements to abuse victims or other parties in alleged abuse cases.
There were over 2,800 Boy Scout leaders in the LDS Church accused of sex crimes.
And thanks to a website called floodlit.org, which has a real-time running tally of sex crime perpetrators in the LDS Church, we know that 132 of those convicted were former bishops, 124 were Mormon youth leaders, 13 were former LDS stake presidents, and 10 were former mission presidents.
Data shows that less than 35% of reported child sexual abuse claims proceed to prosecution.
Physical evidence is present in less than 5% of the cases.When the perpetrator is a trusted authority figure, there is often immense pressure on the child not to disclose or for the family to protect the abuser rather than the victim.
They transfer the abusers rather than reporting them to the authorities, which allows the abuse to continue.
So what is the major theme of this movie, and why is it so important? According to the CDC, one in four girls and one in 13 boys in the United States are estimated to experience child sexual abuse.
These rates are significantly higher than those found in the adult population, so sadly, children, and especially girls, are disproportionately sexually abused.
Only one in three cases are reported, and fewer than 20% resulted in prosecution.
The perpetrators are most often a family member, a relative, a family friend, a church leader, a teacher, or a coach.
Because children often trust these people, they may feel confused or scared to speak up.
That said, female offenders do exist, but they make up a smaller portion, and it is less than 10%.
The U.S. Roman Catholic diocese have paid more than $4 billion to settle abuse claims over the past two decades.
Other denominations of Christianity that aren't affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, such as Southern Baptists or Methodists, also report having problems as well.
Nearly 400 Southern Baptist leaders have pleaded guilty or been convicted of sex crimes against more than 700 victims since 1998.
In 2025 alone, nearly 200 Christian leaders in the U.S. were accused of abusing children.
Journalist Evan Hurst, who maintains a running list, verified nearly 200 separate cases of pastors, youth group leaders, priests, and Christian school teachers who were accused or convicted of abusing kids in some way.
The Mormon Church, or the Church of Latter-day Saints, has paid 52.2 million in settlements to abuse victims or other parties in alleged abuse cases.
There were over 2,800 Boy Scout leaders in the LDS Church accused of sex crimes.
And thanks to a website called floodlit.org, which has a real-time running tally of sex crime perpetrators in the LDS Church, we know that 132 of those convicted were former bishops, 124 were Mormon youth leaders, 13 were former LDS stake presidents, and 10 were former mission presidents.
Data shows that less than 35% of reported child sexual abuse claims proceed to prosecution.
Physical evidence is present in less than 5% of the cases.When the perpetrator is a trusted authority figure, there is often immense pressure on the child not to disclose or for the family to protect the abuser rather than the victim.
They transfer the abusers rather than reporting them to the authorities, which allows the abuse to continue.
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