Will You Ever Change?
Can face-to-face meetings between a victim and an abuser—a form of restorative justice—help a society overwhelmed with bad behavior?
Can face-to-face meetings between a victim and an abuser—a form of restorative justice—help a society overwhelmed with bad behavior?
Amelia Schonbek The Cut Jul 2021 30min Permalink
Blake Bailey was my favorite teacher. Years later, he forced himself on me. Why did I seek his approval for so long?
Eve Crawford Peyton Slate Apr 2021 15min Permalink
Mike Schyck and hundreds of other Ohio State University athletes suffered sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. Schyck and many others believe then-OSU assistant wrestling coach Jim Jordan—now a congressman from Ohio—knew about it.
Scott Raab Esquire Feb 2021 30min Permalink
How an HIV specialist in Germany is using media law to erase reporting of sexual abuse allegations against him.
On the controversy behind the False Memory Syndrome Foundation.
Katie Heaney New York Jan 2021 25min Permalink
When Nikki Addimando shot her abusive partner, she thought she had enough proof it was self-defense. Why did the prosecution only see a cold-blooded killer?
Justine van der Leun GEN Magazine May 2020 45min Permalink
A year of reporting reveals a culture of incest, rape, and abuse.
Sarah McClure Cosmopolitan Jan 2020 15min Permalink
Sexual and personal growth intertwine.
Cassandra Morrison Juked Magazine Jul 2019 10min Permalink
Pete Philo had a successful NBA career as a scout for the Pacers, Timberwolves, and Mavericks. He got all those jobs after being convicted of raping a teenager.
Dave McKenna Deadspin Jun 2019 30min Permalink
Since 1998, roughly 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct. They left behind more than 700 victims.
Robert Downen, Lise Olsen, John Tedesco Houston Chronicle Feb 2019 25min Permalink
As R. Kelly’s career flourished, an industry overlooked allegations of abusive behavior toward young women.
Geoff Edgers Washington Post May 2018 20min Permalink
Pope Benedict XVI’s post-retirement presence in the Vatican has set the stage for a conflict that threatens to split the Catholic Church into two.
John Cornwell Vanity Fair Nov 2018 25min Permalink
Cardinal Bernard Law knew as early as 1984 John Geoghan was molesting children. The priest would not be defrocked for 14 years.
Kristin Lombardi Boston Phoenix Mar 2001 25min Permalink
In her fight to end sexual abuse, the Olympic champion is challenging the very institutions she led to glory.
Mina Kimes ESPN the Magazine Jul 2018 20min Permalink
Eric Schneiderman faces a #MeToo reckoning of his own.
Jane Mayer, Ronan Farrow New Yorker May 2018 25min Permalink
Inside the disturbing “cult” of young acolytes that catapulted conductor James Levine’s career.
Malcolm Gay, Kay Lazar Boston Globe Mar 2018 Permalink
Their boss allegedly committed sexual assault and abuse. He denied everything. They had to decide: Who do I believe? What do I do?
Eli Sanders The Stranger Jan 2018 45min Permalink
When confronted with reports that a doctor to top gymnasts was sexually abusing women and girls, most did nothing. And the abuse continued.
John Barr, Dan Murphy ESPN Jan 2018 20min Permalink
What the Toronto Police found was even worse than they’d expected.
Robert Kolker The Walrus Aug 2017 25min Permalink
How a missionary group covered up decades of sexual abuse.
Kathryn Joyce The New Republic Jun 2017 Permalink
A girls' camp nature walk takes an unusual, grotesque turn.
Alice Kaltman Joyland Magazine Aug 2016 20min Permalink
“Over and over again, records show, predatory physicians took advantage of a doctor’s special privilege — the daily practice of asking trusting people to disrobe in a private room and permit themselves to be touched.”
For decades, the lead actor at an acclaimed storefront Chicago theater beat, groped, and choked his female co-stars in front of audiences, while manipulating them into coercive relationships offstage.
Aimee Levitt, Christopher Piatt Chicago Reader Jun 2016 50min Permalink
An investigation into sexual abuse at elite New England schools.
Jenn Abelson, Bella English, Jonathan Saltzman, Todd Wallack Boston Globe May 2016 25min Permalink
How a former member of Jesus People USA exposed its history of sexual abuse.
Jesse Hyde Buzzfeed Aug 2015 30min Permalink