We were starting to make assumptions about Edgar Davidson and his family as being involved in Sister Cathy’s murder; a whole new family showed up on our anonymous tip-line: that was the Schmidt family … she felt like her uncle had been involved in Cathy’s murder. The Keepers s1e5: The Suspects, Hoskins
Her skirt was pulled up. The chest was bare. The person had obviously been severely assaulted. Closer examination revealed a big defect in the side of the head. The Keepers s1e6: The Web, Werner Spitz, forensic pathologist
There were virtually no priests in Baltimore that had been found guilty of sex abuse crimes despite the archdiocese list that had about fifty names on it. ibid. Schaub
The Freedom of Information Act requests by Abbie and the Malecki family remain unanswered. The Keepers s1e7: The Conclusion
Over the last 12 years, a bill to extend the civil Statute of Limitations for child sex abuse claims was proposed six times in the Maryland General Assembly. Each time it failed. ibid.
I worked up the courage to come forward and tell my story. Surviving R Kelly I: The Pied Piper of R&B, victim, CI 2019
It’s very painful to talk about it again. ibid.
I had lots of secrets. Some were terrible, some were beautiful, some were both … One secret was about what was happening to me at home. ibid. R Kelly
Aaliya, singer, met R Kelly at age 12 … Within two months the marriage was annulled. R Kelly paid Aaliyah one hundred dollars [sic] for her agreement not to pursue legal action. ibid.
He would break you down … I was mentally drained. Surviving R Kelly s1e2: Hiding in Plain Sight, victim
This is really about an adult man who is using the power of his fame and wealth and whatever to systematically degrade little black girls. ibid. Tarana Burke
Sex with him felt not natural. ibid. victim
I honestly believe that he has a god complex. ibid.
R Kelly is one of those people hiding in plain sight. ibid. Wendy Williams
We were young, we were naive, we were easily influenced. Surviving R Kelly s1e3: Sex Tape Scandal, victim
He never hid the camera … He liked to have control. ibid.
R Kelly was using non-disclosure agreements. ibid. Tarana Burke
R Kelly denied it was him on the tape. The girl and her family did not cooperate, and denied it was her on the tape. ibid. caption
Chicago Police Investigate R Kelly Sex Tape. ibid.
Andrea Kelly is pregnant with their third child. ibid.
This is the one [tape] that makes it almost impossible for people to pretend they did not know this person had a thing for little girls. Surviving R Kelly s1e4: The People vs R Kelly, cultural critic
He ultimately had to face the charges in a Chicago courtroom. ibid. observer
During his initial arrest at his Florida home in 2002, police found photographs of R Kelly allegedly having sex with an underage girl. ibid. caption
6 years, 14 charges, 1 videotape, 12 jurors, 7 hours, 1 verdict: Not Guilty. ibid. Chicago Sun-Times front page
In 2008 R Kelly was acquitted of 14 charges of child pornography. His stardom continued to rise. Surviving R Kelly s1e5: All the Missing Girls, CI 2019, caption
Jerhonda and Dominique began seeing R Kelly in the summer of 2009. ibid.
Tim and Jonjelyn Savage haven’t seen their daughter in almost two years. ibid.
This man is a monster. Surviving R Kelly s1e6: Black Girls Matter, critic
R Kelly is denying claims he is keeping a household of young women in a cult-like atmosphere. ibid. CBS Across America television news
A’Iceis calls the police who are unable to verify that Azriel is being held against her will. ibid. caption
We’ve held seven protests in cities across the country. ibid. protester
Child cyber-sex: it’s an epidemic ... The dark web was born … The amount of child porn here is staggering. Dark Net s1e3: Exploit, Netflix 2016
For more than four decades someone has gotten away with murder. Others have gotten away with a massive child abuse ring. But what if some of the same people were involved? Child Killer: Murder in Michigan I, Really 2019
Decades of silence are finally broken. ibid.
1976: Mark is a quiet likeable kid … Ten hours later still no Mark … They launch a door to door search … The autopsy found Mark was smothered to death … and he had been sodomised. ibid.
The police investigating Mark’s murder have no idea there is any connection to North Fox island … Michigan state police in St Clare County begin to uncover the grotesque goings on at North Fox island – a boys’ camp for troubled teens. ibid.
Jill Robinson just seems to have vanished … Jill was laying on her back fully clothed and wearing her blue knapsack – there was a gunshot wound to her face … Jill hadn’t been sexually molested. ibid.
Christine: Nineteen days after she went missing, about seven miles from Berkeley on a dead-end street in Franklin village, a mailman spots something in a ditch. ibid.
Seven days after the cops’ most promising suspect Christopher Busch was released from custody, 11-year-old Tim King … like all three victims his body was described as being meticulously cleaned … The killer dumped Tim’s body in neighbouring Wayne County. ibid.
A year after the fourth victim, Tim King, went missing, the largest task force in US history shuts down. ibid.
Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission on North Fox island – a charity to help troubled teenage boys. Child Killer: Murder in Michigan II
A failed polygraph is not enough to arrest Ted Lamborgine. He’s the most promising lead in decades. ibid.
The crimes were horrifying and worse they were committed by people the victims trusted most. But when they went looking for help from their church, what they found there was worse than no help at all. The Fifth Estate: Paedophilia in the Jehovah’s Witness Church, CBC 2003
No faith is free from child molesters. ibid.
An intimidating process seemingly designed to keep them quiet, and their attackers, church members, in good standing. ibid.
No confession, no witness – case closed. ibid.
Just over two months ago a close friend of Prince Andrew hanged himself in his cell at the Metropolitan Correction Centre in New York. Jeffrey Epstein was accused of being one of the most prolific child abusers of modern times. Now Epstein’s victims are speaking out fearlessly … ‘He abused over 1,000 women’ … ‘Epstein enjoyed a 12-year friendship with Prince Andrew. The Queen’s favourite son stands accused of having sex three times with a teenage girl trafficked by Epstein, once as part of an orgy. We built up the most complete picture yet of the relationship and the Prince, forensically examining Epstein’s address book and flight log, and comparing them against Prince Andrew’s schedule. Dispatches: The Prince & the Paedophile, Channel 4 2019
Why are the British police doing nothing? ibid.
He was also known as Randy Andy. The playboy prince. He had a succession of high-profile girlfriends, and was mocked on the satirical programme Spitting Image. ibid.
Virginia Roberts claimed she had her third encounter with him [Andrew]; it allegedly occurred on the Caribbean island that Epstein had acquired in 1998 called Little St James. ibid.
For nearly a decade a member of the Royal Family has been dogged by questions about his friendship with a convicted paedophile. Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal, BBC 2019
‘I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady.’ ibid. Prince
‘I let the side down. Simple as that.’ ibid.
She says Epstein first forced her to have sex with the Prince in 2001 in London. ibid.
‘And I admit fully that my judgment was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable – but that’s just the way it is.’ ibid.