Betrayal in the Pews: The Boston Globe Exposé on Catholic Church Abuse Scandals
In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson uncovers one of the most shocking institutional cover-ups in modern history. The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team exposed decades of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston — and the systematic protection of predators by church leaders, including Cardinal Bernard Law.
From the horrors of serial abuser Father John Geoghan to the courageous journalists who risked everything to bring the truth to light, this is a story of power, silence, and eventual justice that rocked the Catholic Church and…
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