Human Monsters

In South Africa rape has manifested as a plague that few women have been able to avoid. It affects females of all ages and has contributed to the spread of HIV. This episode features an interview with Lynn Hill, who was assaulted in this region.

WARNING: Contains disturbing statistics about the prevalence of sexual assault.

During his life Jimmy Savile had Britain fooled. He was a famous and popular television presenter and a tireless philanthropist who raised over 40 million pounds for charity. Behind the scenes he sexually abused the patients and pupils of the medical and educational institutions he raised money for. Sadly, he never faced the music before he died. Sadder still, his victims never had their say until after he was gone. Nevertheless, they do now. 

WARNING: Contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse, including the abuse of children. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

From the 1970s to the early 1990s young men in Philadelphia sold their bodies and the substances contained therein to a local businessman who paid cash. It's even worse than it sounds.

WARNING: Contains mature subject matter and the graphic descriptions of the sexual abuse of minors, including some scatological material. Listener discretion advised.

A sweet and loving young child is treated like a dog by the people he loved and trusted most.

WARNING: Mature subject matter and the graphic description of the abuse of a small child are contained within. Listener discretion is advised.

From the age of two to eight Lauren Kavanaugh was trapped in a closet, left to rot in a bog of garbage and bodily fluids. She was removed only to be beaten or sexually abused. She survived long enough to be rescued, though other troubles would dog her in the years to come.

WARNING: Mature subject matter involving the disturbing aspects of the abuse of a child. Listener discretion is advised.

Canada's most notorious case of intergenerational child abuse concerned the Goler family, a backwoods clan from the South Mountain district of South Mountain. Here you can learn in shocking detail what their children went through.

WARNING: contains coarse language, mature subject matter and graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Throughout his reign as one of Hollywood's top power brokers, Harvey Weinstein abused his clout by sexually harassing and assaulting many of the women he worked and met with. We hear many of their stories in this episode.