All published work
The published reports are collected here, alongside the five-part historical series and first-person accounts. Every title leads to the original article and its source material.
Eight investigations
Courts and welfare agencies sent boys to Claudius Vermilye’s Tennessee farm. Former residents later described sexual photography, sponsor access and dependence on the adults who housed them.
Read the investigationDarius Paduch treated boys and men as warnings accumulated. The report follows Weill Cornell, Northwell and the records surrounding his practice.
Read the investigationA 1989 prosecution involving a twelve-year-old boy, other boys’ allegations and a Boy Scouts exclusion file.
Read the investigationA boy abused by a convicted scoutmaster returned to court as lawyers examined his family and a judge considered charging him for his abuser’s appointed legal representation.
Read the investigationJason Britt, Agape Boarding School and the boys who became men before the institutions around them fully answered what happened.
Read the investigationBoys from St. Joseph Family were speaking years before Michael Geilenfeld was convicted, while American organizations continued financing the mission.
Read the investigationThe university's own records show what happened to warnings about Richard Strauss before he was removed from patient care.
Read the investigationStrauss was removed from patient care in 1996, but his relationship with Ohio State and access to young men around campus continued.
Read the investigationSexual-harassment claims involving Strauss Zelnick moved into private arbitration following a California lawsuit.
Read the investigationFive-part historical series
Across the twentieth century, public institutions used language that often obscured what boys were reporting. This series follows that history through the documents.
Read the complete series →First-person accounts and notes
Survivor account
George's account, presented with the records examined alongside it.
Read this piece ↗Personal memoir
A first-person account of the experiences that led me to write about male survivors.
Read this piece ↗Personal memoir · Part II
A first-person account of seventeen-year-old employment at Heat in Washington, D.C., and the responsibilities of the adults involved.
Read Part II →Source note
A five-page email exchange, including what it establishes and what it does not.
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