sexual abuse

A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad is a Netflix documentary series about the German religious colony in Chile led by Paul Schäfer, responsible for decades of child sexual abuse, torture, and murder.

Surviving R. Kelly is a Lifetime documentary series covering the sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and racketeering case against singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2022.

How to Create a Sex Scandal is an HBO Max docuseries about the 2005 Mineola, Texas child-abuse hoax, arguing that coerced testimony sent at least six people to prison for crimes that never happened.

Don't Pick Up the Phone is a Netflix documentary series about the decade-long strip-search phone hoax that targeted fast-food restaurants across the U.S., with the 2004 McDonald's case in Mount Washington, Kentucky as its most notorious incident.

House of Hammer is an HBO Max docuseries covering the sexual-abuse and rape allegations against actor Armie Hammer, surfacing publicly in 2021, and the generational misconduct within his wealthy family.

Scouts Honor is a 2023 Netflix documentary about the Boy Scouts of America's systematic concealment of child sexual abuse across decades, streaming now on Netflix.

Spacey Unmasked is a 2024 two-part documentary series about sexual misconduct allegations against actor Kevin Spacey, featuring ten men speaking publicly for the first time.

The Fall of Diddy is an HBO Max docuseries about the sexual abuse, violence, and racketeering allegations against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was arrested in September 2024.

Em Nome de Deus is a Globoplay documentary series about João de Deus, a self-proclaimed Brazilian medium convicted of rape and sexual abuse spanning four decades.

Netflix has released Michael Jackson: The Verdict, a documentary series examining the criminal allegations against the pop star through original court records, witness testimony, and in-depth legal analysis.

Netflix is launching 'Michael Jackson: The Verdict', a documentary examining the landmark 2005 trial against the pop star — told from inside the courtroom by those who were there.

The Jesus Army case is a widespread institutional abuse scandal involving the Jesus Fellowship Church in the UK, where multiple leaders and members committed sexual and physical abuse over decades.

Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her apartment in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on February 26, 2021. Her death was initially ruled a suicide, but subsequent revelations about decades of sexual abuse committed by law enforcement officers — including an FBI agent — have cast serious doubt on that conclusion.

Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment on February 6, 2021. What started as a suicide conclusion grew into one of the most shocking corruption scandals in American law enforcement history. The True Crime Today podcast now retells the story of abuse, betrayal, and systematic cover-up.

The Lügde scandal was uncovered in 2019 when German police discovered an extensive child abuse network operating in the small west German town of Lügde. The case resulted in convictions of multiple perpetrators and triggered widespread criticism of how German authorities had handled warnings and tip-offs. It is now considered one of the worst child abuse cases in modern German history.

Till Lindemann, frontman of German industrial rock band Rammstein, faced accusations of sexual abuse from multiple women in 2023, with allegations spanning over two decades. The case triggered extensive investigations across German states and divided the band's fanbase. As of 2024, the legal proceedings remain ongoing without a final verdict.

Ghislaine Maxwell is a British socialite who in December 2021 was convicted of sex trafficking and other crimes related to her role as Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator in years of sexual abuse of underage girls. She was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in June 2022. Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 after months in hiding following Epstein's death in custody.

This case concerns the killing of 64-year-old Thomas Merriman by his stepdaughter Jade Sasha Janks on New Year's Eve 2020 in Solana Beach, California. A California jury convicted Janks of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

A popular true crime podcast has featured the case of Nancy Metayer Bowen, a 38-year-old Florida vice mayor found dead in her home in April 2026. The episode, which aired internationally, examines her death as a domestic violence homicide and the subsequent arrest of her husband.

Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 after a high-profile trial in Santa Maria, California, where he faced charges of molesting a 13-year-old boy named Gavin Arvizo. The case centered on allegations that Jackson used his Neverland Ranch to groom children, but the jury found him not guilty on all counts.