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The Banned Teacher

From the host that brought you The Band Played On, The Banned Teacher is a new investigation, in a different city. He says it was consensual sex. She says it was rape. He was her music teacher. She wa... Read more

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Episode 1: The ghost

Episode 1: The ghost

As a teen, Anne-Marie Robinson dreamed of becoming a professional musician. The talented French horn player soon became ... Read more

11 Jun 2023

29mins

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Episode 2: Time capsule

Episode 2: Time capsule

Robinson stored her painful, high-school memories deep in her mind. But it all came flooding back in midlife after she s... Read more

11 Jun 2023

31mins

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Episode 3: Seeking justice

Episode 3: Seeking justice

More than a year after Robinson went to police, William Douglas Walker was charged with a sex crime. She alleged he groo... Read more

11 Jun 2023

34mins

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Episode 4: Hello powerful woman

Episode 4: Hello powerful woman

Robinson couldn’t help but think if she knew there were other victims, the outcome of the case would have been different... Read more

11 Jun 2023

37mins

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Episode 5: The blip

Episode 5: The blip

The desk in Jeanie McKay’s teenage bedroom had 56 notches: one for every time she had sexual intercourse with her music ... Read more

11 Jun 2023

45mins

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Episode 6: The diaries

Episode 6: The diaries

Jackie Short kept detailed diaries as a teen. She knew the teacher was making sexual advances to multiple students. At t... Read more

11 Jun 2023

36mins

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Episode 7: Club no one wanted to join

Episode 7: Club no one wanted to join

Five alleged victims gather for the inaugural meeting of “the club no one wanted to join.” They say they were sexually h... Read more

11 Jun 2023

45mins

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Episode 8: The punch

Episode 8: The punch

Robinson meets Sam, the man behind the punch. He said in 1975, when he found out his 16-year-old daughter had sexual enc... Read more

11 Jun 2023

33mins

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Episode 9: If they were boys

Episode 9: If they were boys

A third alleged victim goes to the police about the music teacher, again resulting in no charge or conviction. In season... Read more

11 Jun 2023

36mins

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Episode 10: Taking back control

Episode 10: Taking back control

The former teacher offers a letter of apology that leaves the survivors angry and unsatisfied. But Robinson makes a trip... Read more

11 Jun 2023

43mins

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