Exposed - The Church's Darkest Secret - Episode 1

Part 1 of 2 - The story of the decades-long pursuit of Bishop Peter Ball by the individuals determined to bring him to justice, and the cover-up that went to the highest levels of the Church of England.

[RoseSharon]

STOP sending your children to these places and stop trusting ANYONE ALONE with your child. That includes, priests, Dr's, teachers, neighbors, and FAMILY members. Evil is everywhere right under our noses.

[lisabrown]

I've had family members who did time in a Catholic orphanage. They did all these things AND WORSE to children. The priest's and nuns should NEVER be allowed near children alone! Period!

[jontyarnold]

I went to school with Neil, he was such a genuine, lovely lad, truly one of the nicest people I will ever meet. I still can’t believe what happened to him in a place where he felt he belonged, corrupted by this foul man. God bless Neil …

[johnnyappleseed]

I had a gym teacher throughout high school who was just as manipulative and predatory as this man. This teacher to this day still kisses up to people and has been given life time awards for being the best. So many boys were molested by this gym teacher…’Bill’, a few of us were able to share our experiences but our parents always disbelieved…even now my mother does not believe. Several boys whom he had by his side a lot during school years took their lives shortly after high school. I hate him even when I;am 59 now….

[mariamassey]

NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN ANY CHURCH WITH ANY CLERGY FOR ANY REASON...NEVER!!!

[barbarafriedenberger]

When my son was in 7th grade a sick individual followed him every day to school, 😩Scary thing was there were 2 of them, As soon as it started getting dark these freaks would come up on the 2nd fl where we lived and try to enter my apartment.
They would pick the caulking around the window to enter but I always caught them and they ran.they would hide in the bushes and then scare My boy, My son pointed the 1out and i confronted him and of course he denied. I told him he better never
touch my son, he looked at me with those evil eyes. We moved and it stopped, Please don't ignore your children when they tell you something is wrong, You will regret it. God Bless

[zotpvdz]

My mom attended a Church of England grade school where she was frequently whipped on the back of her hands savagely with a ruler by her teacher for arriving late to school. Despite this, she remained a lovely Christian woman. How these children, including these boys could think kindly of God for allowing these abuses to occur is amazing. My mother was traumatized at school and it significantly effected her self-esteem.

[careanimals]

THANKYOU for sharing your experience, you're blessing many survivors. Im deeply grateful for everyone EXPOSING EVIL 😊
Ps ive never experienced abuse but have always been aware of what's gone on

[alianzaconlanaturaleza]

Breaks my heart. Protect all children from all evil, psychopaths..

[tiffanygonzalez-no-excuses]

I know this first hand as being a victim in the Mormon religion. They would refuse to believe that I was abused by high ranking sons of the bishop at our congregation. And the behavior spilled over to my grandfather. Anyone who has gone through this, let me tell you, you can survive, and I will always fight the religious establishment!! And stand by any victim.

[ulrikezachmann]

The real problem is these creeps are everywhere. The real crime is the more powerful they are the greater the damage. You don’t get that in societies where no person is above another.

[bernadettebecher]

The older I get, the more disturbed I am about all these "elites" and their "friends" who can do anything they please and NOTHING of any consequence happens to them. One rule for me and another for thee. And then, there are all the offenders that havent been caught.

[nzdlfdn]

These persons that covered this up & ignored the incidents are JUST AS GUILTY

[dog-gone-it]

You would think at 17 or 18 you could trust that your child would be safe at a religious facility.
Child molesters are so very skilled at what they do. It's really quite frightening.

[alwyntomlinson]

😢😢😢😢 those poor young men, may you find peace. Those who refused to listen, those who chose to look the other way, those who denied the truth are all guilty by association. The Establishment will always protect their own, until they do the right thing and protect the victims, this abuse will continue.

[Gabriel-gabriel]

someone tried that to me, and I was an adult, I had a shock, a severe one.
I swore that if he would came once more in my house, I'll kill him, no remorse.
the real worst shock, was that my elderly priest, my confessor...took no action against him.
he was looking at me with disgust, and he said "well, we're mere humans, not angels".
I am a believer, I am a Christian, and I also am sick in my soul that those monsters are in these positions of power,
they just usurp the identity of Christianity, are actors, fake brutes playing a role.
They don't believe in God.

[tinafysh]

Disgusting how they all cover up for one another instead if protecting children and any vulnerable people. I agree never leave your children alone .

[evamandri]

This shows how corrupted this world is. These poor boys, now grown up should be PROUD of themselves for stepping out and fighting for the justice! Well, at least I am proud of you! You have nothing to be ashamed of. Pure evil has been in church for centuries! Karma will prevail!

[latishiabedwards]

You took the words out of my mouth. Im not even British Im in America and hear the same names like the one you mentioned Charles has protected. I love seeing what Princess Catherine will wear next but in all maturity the Monarchy needs to go. Too much evidence against these people.

[mariaboone]

I feel that the reason those in the church working so hard to defend Ball and cover it up is because they are most likely guilty of doing the same things to children. If they work hard to keep the secret then those that are being accused will keep their secret.