Derby City Betrayal

By: FOX News Podcasts
  • Summary

  • ***Fox News Investigates explores a new true crime story each season*** He aspired to protect and serve, a mission that he was born into: His father and siblings all pursued lives as police or firefighters around Louisville, Kentucky. Instead, he said he was coerced, harassed and raped by a senior officer who advised a mentorship program for teens interested in law enforcement. Now an adult, he’s pursuing civil litigation against the officers he said are responsible for his abuse. Take a dive into this scandal with Fox News Investigates and discover why this southern city is waiting for justice in our new podcast, “Derby City Betrayal”. Join Fox News Investigates as we explore a shocking tale of the sexual abuse of teenagers, police negligence and federal investigations in our inaugural podcast, “Derby City Betrayal.”
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Episodes
  • Secrets See The Light Of Day - E4
    Oct 31 2019
    Season 2 of Fox News Investigates - "House of Broken Dreams: The Jennifer Kesse Story" Originally filed under the promise of secrecy, all seven sex abuse lawsuits in Louisville, Kentucky have become public – sparking a rash of outrage and illustrating a system of abuse and coercion within the police department’s Youth Explorer program. The lawsuits implicate at least three officers for directly abusing teens, and a number of others for their role in the scandal. Join Fox News Investigates in the final installment of the “Derby City Betrayal” podcast dives into the recently unveiled allegations and puts together the final pieces in this nuanced, explosive puzzle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • A National Disgrace - E3
    Nov 1 2019
    Season 2 of Fox News Investigates - "House of Broken Dreams: The Jennifer Kesse Story" If the sex abuse allegations within Louisville Metro Police Department’s mentorship program are a bombshell, then the decades of abuse within the national Youth Explorer program are a fully armed fleet of bombers. Seven victims have come forward with credible allegations of abuse in the Derby City, and hundreds more have done so nationally. In the third episode of the “Derby City Betrayal” podcast, Fox News Investigates dives into the history of abuse within the program. Join us as we talk with journalists and scholars who have explored the history of abuse in the Youth Explorers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • A Lack Of Accountability - E2
    Nov 2 2019
    Season 2 of Fox News Investigates - "House of Broken Dreams: The Jennifer Kesse Story" Police leadership in the Louisville Metro Police Department first heard of officers in their ranks sexually abusing teens in 2013. For years, the allegations went nowhere. Was it ineptitude and simple negligence, or something more nefarious, like corruption and a cover-up? In the second episode in our four-part series, we talk to local politicians and lawyers who detail the prolonged lack of accountability around the sex abuse scandal in the department. This installment of “Derby City Betrayal” untangles the nuance of efforts by county attorneys and police leadership to avoid accountability for the abuses that allegedly happened under their watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins

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